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State Medal - Blossom of Galilee

Features

Location Israel
Issuing entity Pièces et médailles du gouvernement israélien Corp.
Period State of Israel (1948-date)
Type Commemorative medals
Year 1987
Composition Złoto (.750)
Weight 10.36 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Okrągły
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
579401
References ICMC# 35151242
Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com)

Commemorative issue

(en) Blossom of Galilee

Series: Art Medals

Obverse

(en) Lithograph in color of a part of the painting "Blossom of Galilee" by Nachum Gutman. The words "Blossom of Galilee" in Hebrew and the artist's signature

Scripts: hebrajski, łaciński

Lettering:
שם רימון פורח
Blossom of Galilee
Nahum Gutman

Designers: Yizhak Bibas, Nachum Gutman, David Tamerin

Reverse

(en) A graceful girl, a fawn, a tree with doves on its branches: (Nachum Gutman's illustration of the legend "Sheloshah VeArba'ah" taken from Bialik's "Vayehi Hayom"), the words "My beloved is mine" Song of Songs, (Bialik) and the artist's signature

Scripts: hebrajski, łaciński

Lettering:
הכניסיני תחת כנפך
ביאליק
my beloved is mine song of songs
נחום גוטמן

Designers: Yizhak Bibas, Nachum Gutman, David Tamerin

Edge

(en) The emblem of the State of Israel. The words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English. The metal content of the gold and silver medals.

Scripts: hebrajski, łaciński

Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל G 750 ז

Mint

Government Printer - Israel Mint, Tel Aviv, Israel

Comments

(en)

Blossom of Galilee
State Medal, 5747-1987
 

Blossom of Galilee, a painting which reflects love for the Land of Israel and admiration for the small town Safed, the town of Jewish mystics, set in the mountains of Galilee, with its white houses and alluring beauty of pomegranates ripening on the branch. These themes are interwoven in simple and natural harmony in the works of Nachum Gutman, one of the artists who brought about a Renaissance in modern Israel. Nachum Gutman, son of the writer S. Ben Zion, was born in 1898. He grew up together with the newly-born city of Tel Aviv, absorbing its bright lights, sand dunes and the special atmosphere of a city developing out of the sand. Throughout his lifetime, his works were prolific and varied, including illustrations, oil paintings, graphic art, sculptures, large mosaic drawings, children's stories and others. Innocence and the joy of life in the developing State radiate from his works. Gutman died in 1980 at the age of 82.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1987  1 810

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Bullion value: USD 1117.54 Search tips
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Actual złoto weight: 0.250 oz
Current złoto price: 4473.52 USD/oz (see gold price )

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