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New Member
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Leverite, Here are a little better pictures hope this helps with reading the Jewish Text.
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New Member
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I thought the pics uploaded ,,too large I guess
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New Member
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Here are the better pics of this coin  
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New Member
United States
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Hmm, I'm still having trouble distinguishing certain letters, sorry. Do you maybe have a scanner you could try? I'm no expert with this - I just have a passing familiarity with the Hebrew alphabet and the ability to recognize a few words here and there, plus Google Translate. So I don't have the instinctive knowledge to fill in, say, whether I'm looking at vav or resh!
But I can tell you that the image with the oxen is of what's called the Molten Sea, and I would guess the harp is not Irish but perhaps to do with King David. Also, underneath the Molten Sea is Yiddish - "Klal Yisrael", or the Jewish people.
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New Member
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New Member
 United States
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Leverite, Hope these images will help. I really appreciate your info.
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New Member
United States
24 Posts |
These images look more legible, yes! I should be able to take a closer look soon.
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New Member
United States
24 Posts |
Okay, so the Molten Sea side, the bottom says something like "in the name of Israel", and the top - I knew it seemed familiar. It's the first part of Exodus 30:15, "The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less". The other side will take a little longer for me to figure out. Hopefully that side will give a further clue as to the identification, if the verse doesn't help. (On a very cursory search, I did find a token with that verse, but it's a different one.)
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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This appears to be a token/medal commemorating the commandment during the times of the temple that each Jew was to donate a half-shekel coin tp the temple in Jerusalem. The bulls holding the basin is a depiction of the "Sea of Solomon" AKA the "Molten Sea" (as another member mentioned.
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New Member
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Quote: This appears to be a token/medal commemorating the commandment during the times of the temple that each Jew was to donate a half-shekel coin tp the temple in Jerusalem.  Right, I should've mentioned that's the rest of what Exodus 30:15 says!
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New Member
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Real good info for sure, it sure makes me wonder how old it is and how many were minted or made.
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Valued Member
Israel
84 Posts |
By the size and shape it seems modern. I am guessing it is a token made by a religious organization.
The writing:
On the Harp side: above: #1513;#1499;#1512; wage below: #1500;#1488; #1492;#1500;#1497;#1498; #1514;#1511;#1497;#1503; not legal tender
around it says: Rich won't multiply and those will less won't have less.
It is a saying from the Bible. Means more like: If the rich do not grow richer and they have less, yet the poor won't become poorer, it is only fair to share the wealth.
On the other side it says something like: Man will give ransom for his soul, half shekel, Holy shekel, for all Israel.
It was related to a time during the holy temple mount 2000 years ago.
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Valued Member
Israel
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Sorry, the numbers were hebrew letters showing the type. The word to the right in english is the translation.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Quote: It is a saying from the Bible. Means more like: If the rich do not grow richer and they have less, yet the poor won't become poorer, it is only fair to share the wealth. With all due respect, I dont believe that is what the words mean at all. It is said in reference to the giving of the half shekel and it is a commandment that the rich not give more than a half shekel (even though they could afford more) and the poor not give any less than a half shekel (even though it may seem too much for them).
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