Hanukka Lamp (″Hanukkiya″) from Yemen

Silver 850, Standard BU, 30 mm, 14.4 gr

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22007303
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Issuing Year 1982
Material Silver
Fineness 850
Quality Standard BU
Weight 14.4 gr
Diameter 30 mm
Face Value 1 IL
Max Mintage 14,475
Mint Mark Star of David
Design Ze'ev Lippmann

Hanukka Lamp from Yemen
Hanukka Coin, 5743-1982


Yemenite Jewry is one of the oldest of the exiled communities from the Land of Israel. Under Moslem rule, the Jews of Yemen were harshly persecuted. Throughout their exile, they maintained ties with the Jewish centers in the world and with Eretz Israel, and therefore they are regarded as a source of Judaism and preservation of Jewish culture. The mass immigration of Yemenite Jews to Israel in1882 / 5342 seemed to signify the allusion in the poetry of Rabbi Shalom Shabazi, the famous Yemenite Jew and Jewish poet, "I will go up to the palm tree" (Song of Songs 7:8).
The 1882 Yemenite immigrants and those that followed, worked on the land with other pioneers in building the country. When the State of Israel was established, many more exiled Yemenites flocked to Israel. The new immigrants with those who were already here in Israel totaled over 100,000 people. The Yemenites are regarded as a hard working and self supporting people. They have contributed greatly to Israeli culture.

Obverse:
The Israel State emblem, the word "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English and mint year 1982 - 5743, the face value, 2 Sheqalim on the proof coin, 1 Sheqel on the B.U. coin.

Reverse:
Hebrew Inscription "Yemenite Hanukka Lamp - I will go up to the palm tree", written in traditional Yemenite script, a stone Hanukka lamp from Yemen.

Edge:
B.U. coin - smooth, Proof - milled

Mint Marks:
B.U. Coin - Star of David, Proof Coin - Hebrew letter "Mem"

Designer:
Ze'ev Lippmann.

Mint:
B.U. - Monnaie de Paris. Proof - Stuttgart Mint

Issue Name: Hanukka Lamp ("Hanukkiya") from Yemen

Series Name: Hanukka Series


Catalog SKU Condition Diameter Face Value Issue Price Material Mint Mark Quantity Weight
22007303 30 mm 1 IL 495 IS Silver 850, Standard BU Star of David 14,475 14.4 gr
22008375 37 mm 2 IL 999 IS Silver 850, Proof Mem ("מ") 8,996 28.8 gr