Jerusalem and Paris

50.0 mm, 60 g, Silver/999

SKU
26129505
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Specifications
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Issuing Year 1990
Material Silver
Fineness 999
Weight 60 g
Diameter 50.0 mm
Max Mintage 3,500
Design Nathan Karp, Jean-Paul Luthringer
Jerusalem and Paris
Official Award Medal, 5751-1990
 
 
Jerusalem and Paris are both cities with rich and illustrious histories. Both have played major roles in world history. Each is unique in character. Paris is the city of lights which has long provided creative inspiration and artistic and personal freedom. Millions of visitors each year see its famous sites: the Louvre, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, and Eiffel Tower. Paris was the vortex of the French Revolution. Jerusalem is a city of spirituality and of wisdom, a city with a heavenly counterpart. For the Jewish people, there is no substitute for this city, which King David chose to be Israel's capital and in which Solomon constructed the Temple. The pilgrims who arrive to pray in the city all hope that it will indeed become the City of Peace.
 
 
Obverse
Sites in Jerusalem: the Western Wall, the Broad Wall dated to the Early Iron Age, the Burnt House, Yad Vashem, the Knesset, Israel Museum and the Dome of the Rock. Above the sites, the arch which formed part of the Hurva Synagogue in the Jewish Quarter, symbolizing destruction but a harbinger of redemption, renewal and peace, like the rainbow. In the upper portion, along the circumference, 'JERUSALEM" in Hebrew and English.
 
Reverse 
Five sites typical of the French capital: from right to left: Notre Dame Cathedral, Sacre Coeur Cathedral, Academie Frangaise, Eiffel Tower, and Arc de Triomphe. Above "PARIS" in Hebrew and Latin letters.
 
Edge
IGCMC emblem and initials "I.G.C.M.C." in Hebrew on the right and in English on the left, with serial number. Bronze/tombac medal - "BRONZE" in Hebrew and English; Silver medal - "S 999" in Hebrew and English. Gold medal - "G-916.6" in Hebrew and English.
 
Designer
Obverse - Nathan Karp.
Reverse - Jean-Paul Luthringer.
 
Mint
Bronze/tombac - Kretschmer.
Gold - Credit Gold.

Issue Name: Jerusalem and Paris

Series Name: Jerusalem Themed


Catalog SKU Condition Diameter Issue Price Issuing Year Material Quantity Weight
36129387 38.0 mm 1,398 NIS 1990 Gold/917 1500 33.93 g
26129505 50.0 mm 140 NIS 1990 Silver/999 3500 60 g
16129707 70.0 mm 50 NIS 1990 Bronze Tombac 5000 140 g