Hanukka Lamp from Italy

Copper-Nickel, Proof, 32 mm, 14 gr

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41510323
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Issuing Year 1962
Material Copper-Nickel
Fineness Copper-Nickel
Quality Proof
Weight 14 gr
Diameter 32 mm
Face Value 1 IL
Max Mintage 5,941
Mint Mark Mem ("מ")
Design The Shamir brothers

Hanukka Lamp from Italy
Hanukka Coin 5723-1962


The fifth of the Hanukka coins has as its theme a Hanukkah lamp from the collection of the Bezalel National Museum in Jerusalem, an Italian bronze specimen of the 17th century. This type was common in the 15th century in North Africa and Sicily, and in the 18th century found its way as far as Poland, which proves once more how strongly Jewish communities throughout the Diaspora were linked together by cultural ties.

Obverse:
Inside a triangular incuse with curved sides, the inscription in three lines in Hebrew "1 Israeli Lira". Below, under a spiral pattern, the word "Israel" in Hebrew and Arabic in two lines. Underneath again, the year "1962" and the Hebrew lettering for 5723.

Reverse:
Inside a triangular incuse with curved sides again, a decorated Hanukka lamp, seen from the front. Underneath, the inscription in Hebrew "Hanukkia from Italy, 17th century".

Edge:
Smooth.

Mint Marks:
On the reverse of the proof coin, the Hebrew letter "mem" centered in the lower border.

Designer:
The Shamir brothers.

Mint:
The Swiss Federal Mint, Berne.

Issue Name: Hanukka Lamp ("Hanukkiya") from Italy

Series Name: Hanukka Series


Catalog SKU Condition Diameter Face Value Issue Price Material Mint Mark Quantity Weight
41509322 32 mm 1 IL 2 IL Copper-Nickel Unmarked 9,560 14 gr
41510323 32 mm 1 IL 4 IL Copper-Nickel Mem ("מ") 5,941 14 gr