Lion and Pomegranate

Silver 925, Proof, 38.7 mm, 28.8 g

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22596394
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Issuing Year 1997
Material Silver
Fineness 925
Quality Proof
Weight 28.8 g
Diameter 38.7 mm
Face Value 2 NIS
Max Mintage 3500
Mint Mark Mem ("מ")
Design Asher Kalderon, Gideon Keich

Lion And Pomegranate 1997 5758
7th in the FLORA AND FAUNA from the SONG OF SONGS Series

The Song of Songs is perhaps the most exalted of literary love songs. Judaism views the book, also known as the Song of Solomon, as a dialogue between G-d and the Children of Israel and an expression of His eternal love.

For some the songs are viewed simply and compassionately as an expression of innocent, pastoral love. All are enthralled by their beauty and the expressions of deep love for the landscape, springtime, nature and the flora of the Land of Israel.

The Lion and the Pomegranate is 7th in the Flora and Fauna from the Song of Songs Series. The lion is noted as the "King of Beasts" in the Talmud and is mentioned more than 150 times in the Five Books of Moses, by a variety of names. It served as the symbol of the Kingdom of Judah and to this day symbolizes the City of Jerusalem. The pomegranate symbolizes fertility and the imagery of a beloved's beauty "Thy temples are like a pomegranate".

Obverse: Face value in Hebrew and English, a pair of pomegranates, the Israel State Emblem, "Israel" in English, Hebrew and Arabic, around the border, biblical inscription “piece of a pomegranate, Song of Songs 4:3” in Hebrew and English.

Reverse: The image of a lion moving through a background of flora, around the border, biblical inscription “LIONS’ DENS, "Song of Songs 4:8" in Hebrew and English, mint year

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

Mint Marks: Silver B.U. Coin – Star of David, Silver Proof and Gold Coins – Hebrew letter "Mem"

Designer: Reverse – Asher Kalderon, Obverse – Yaacov Enyedi

Plaster Models: Tidhar Dagan

Dies: Utrecht Mint

Mint: Utrecht

Issue Name: Lion and Pomegranate

Series Name: Biblical Wild Life


Catalog SKU Condition Diameter Face Value Issue Price Material Mint Mark Quantity Weight
32596223 22 mm 5 NIS 711 NIS Gold 900, Proof mem 742 8.63 g
32596184 18 mm 1 NIS 351 NIS Gold 900, Proof mem 770 3.46 g
22596394 38.7 mm 2 NIS 133 NIS Silver 925, Proof mem 2277 28.8 g
22596302 30 mm 1 NIS 79 NIS Silver 925, Prooflike star of david 2135 14.4 g