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New Member
United States
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I am unable to Identify this Silver Jewish Coin or Token. I spent days goggling this Token or Coin? I think that this is a token since there is no denomination unless it is in Hebrew Text that is surrounding the rim of the Obv. and Rev. For visual comparison I took a picture of this Token with a US Jefferson nickel OBV: an Irish style of Harp with it appears to be Hebrew text REV: 5 bulls standing under a bowel shaped structure. Material: Silver Weight: 7.9 grams Outside Approx. Diameter: 0.8725 Thickness: 0.114 Thanks for any help     |
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New Member
United States
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If you can get clearer photos of the words on both sides, that might help. I'm having trouble discerning more than bits and pieces, but I do see that it says shekel in one place. Now I'm curious, too.
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New Member
 United States
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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
United States
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I thought the pics uploaded ,,too large I guess
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New Member
United States
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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
United States
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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
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These images look more legible, yes! I should be able to take a closer look soon.
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New Member
United States
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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
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.  Right, I should've mentioned that's the rest of what Exodus 30:15 says! |
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New Member
United States
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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
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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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Posted 04/30/2017 11:08 am
