Leopard and Palm Tree

Gold 900, Proof, 18 mm, 3.46 g

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32584187
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Issuing Year 1994
Material Gold
Fineness 900
Quality Proof
Weight 3.46 g
Diameter 18 mm
Face Value 1 NIS
Max Mintage 1355
Mint Mark Mem ("מ")
Design Yaacov Enyedi

Leopard and Palm Tree
"Flora and Fauna from the Song of Songs" Coin, 1994/5755

The Song 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 "Leopard and Palm Tree Commemorative Coin is fourth in the "Flora and Fauna from the Song of Songs" Series. The leopard is symbol of boldness and the lofty date palm, one of the Seven Species, represents height and beauty.

Obverse: Face value in Hebrew and English, 1 New Sheqel on the Silver B.U. Coin and 18mm Gold Coin, 2 New Sheqalim on the Silver Proof Coin, 5 New Sheqalim on the 22mm Gold Coin, right of the face value, a date palm, above left, the Israel State Emblem, in the upper left-hand border, "ISRAEL" in Hebrew, Arabic and English, around the lower border, the words "thy stature is like to a palm tree"and reference "song of songs 7:7" in Hebrew and English.

Reverse: A leopard, around the border, the biblical passage "from the mountains of the leopards" and the source, "song of songs 4:8", in Hebrew and in English and mint year 1994 / 5755.

Edgs:
Silver B.U. Coin - smooth
Silver Proof and Gold Coins - milled

Mint Marks:
Below the face value:
Silver B.U. Coin - Star of David.
Silver Proof and Gold coins - Hebrew letter "Mem"

Designer: Yaacov Enyedi. Plaster models - Tidhar Dagan.

Mint:
Silver Coins - Royal Dutch Mint, Utrecht.
Gold Coins - Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa

Issue Name: Leopard and Palm Tree

Series Name: Biblical Wild Life


Catalog SKU Condition Diameter Face Value Issue Price Material Mint Mark Quantity Weight
32584226 22 mm 5 NIS 599 NIS Gold 900, Proof mem 1535 8.63 g
32584187 18 mm 1 NIS 299 NIS Gold 900, Proof mem 1355 3.46 g
22584397 38.7 mm 2 NIS 109 NIS Silver 925, Proof mem 4283 28.8 g
22584305 30 mm 1 NIS 65 NIS Silver 925, Prooflike Star of David 3286 14.4 g