Gethsemane

GETHSEMANE
First in the "Holy Land Sites" Series

Gethsemane, Greek for "olive press" is the name of a garden with eight olive trees, at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. According to Christian tradition, this is the place where Jesus prayed and his disciples slept after "The Last Supper", the night before the crucifixion.

The Church of All Nations, constructed in the 1920s near the foot of the Mount of Olives, is built over the rock on which Jesus is believed to have prayed in agony the night before he was crucified.

The Garden of Gethsemane became a focal site for early Christian pilgrims.

Face: Jesus praying by the Church of All Nations, the Mint Year
Inscriptions: Gethsemane in English and Hebrew, 1oz. Fine Gold .9999 on the gold, 1oz. Fine Silver .999 on the silver
Common Reverse of the Series: Collage of different sites in Jerusalem – In the background to the right, the Holy Trinity Church in the Russian Compound, to the left, the YMCA building, in the foreground to the right, the Garden Tomb and to the left, Jesus praying at Gethsemane, front left, part of the "Agony in the Garden" painting by Andrea Montegna.
The Holy Land Mint logo, inscription "Holy Land Sites" in English and Hebrew.

Design: Ruben Nutels