Dove and Cedar

Silver 925, Proof, 38.7 mm, 28.8 g

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22573396
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Issuing Year 1991
Material Silver
Fineness 925
Quality Proof
Weight 28.8 g
Diameter 38.7 mm
Face Value 2 NIS
Max Mintage 5005
Mint Mark Mem ("מ")
Design Asaf Berg, Ruben Nutels

Dove and Cedar
Flora and Fauna from the Song of Songs Coin, 1991/5752

The Songs of Songs is perhaps the most sublime love poem ever written. Attributed to King Solomon, the Song of Songs is regarded as a conversation between the People of Israel and God and an expression of God's deep and eternal love for Israel. Some take the poems at face value, as expressions of the innocent human love of shepherds and shepherdesses in the bosom of nature. All agree on the beauty of its poetry, which reflects a deep love of the landscape, springtime, and flora and fauna of Israel. The "Cedar and Dove" Commemorative Coin is first in the "Flora and Fauna from the Song of Songs" Series. He sings to her: "Thou art fair my love... thou hast dove's eyes, " while to her, he is "excellent as the cedars".

Obverse:
Face value in Hebrew and English, 1 New Sheqel on the Silver B.U. and 18mm Gold Coin, 2 New Sheqalim on the Silver Proof Coin, 5 New Sheqalim on the 22mm Gold Coin. Right, the Israel State Emblem, left, two cedar trees. Around the border, "ISRAEL" in Hebrew, Arabic and English and biblical quote "excellent as the cedars" and reference, "song of songs 5:15", in Hebrew and English.

Reverse:
A dove in flight with clefts of rock in the background. Around the border, biblical quote "THOU HAST DOVES' EYES, reference "song of songs 4:1", and mint year 1991 / 5752

Edge:
B.U. Coin: Smooth
Silver Proof and Gold Coin: Milled

Mint Marks:
B.U. Coin – Star of David (Beneath the face value)
Silver Proof and Gold Coin – Hebrew letter "Mem" (Beneath the face value)

Designer:
Obverse - Assaf Berg
Reverse - Ruben Nutels

Plaster models: Tidhar Dagan

Mint:
Silver B.U. and Proof coins - Stuttgart Mint
Gold Coins - Royal Canadian Mint

Issue Name: Dove and Cedar

Series Name: Biblical Wild Life


Catalog SKU Condition Diameter Face Value Issue Price Material Mint Mark Quantity Weight
32571223 22 mm 5 NIS 460 NIS Gold 900, Proof mem 2000 8.63 g
32572180 18 mm 1 NIS 225 NIS Gold 900, Proof mem 2515 3.46 g
22573396 38.7 mm 2 NIS 70 NIS Silver 925, Proof mem 5005 28.8 g
22574300 30 mm 1 NIS 42 NIS Silver 925, Prooflike star of david 4125 14.4 g