© Philip Coetzee
© Philip Coetzee
Israel Token "Görlitzer Schekel" ND
| - | 13.0 g | 31.5 mm |
| Location | Israel |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiritual tokens › Religious tokens |
| Weight | 13.0 g |
| Diameter | 31.5 mm |
| Thickness | 3.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#331211 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Lettering: שקל ישראל
Translation: Holy Jerusalem
Edge
Plain
Comment
The token is a representation of a Hebrew ancient coin, with an illustration on that page from the 1679 book Turris Babel by Athanasius Kircher.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Athanasius_Kircher_-_Turris_Babel_-_1679_%28page_215_crop_-_Hebrew_Coin_VII%29.png
The characters on the coin, supposed to be an ancient version of Hebrew script, are transcribed by Kircher in modern Hebrew as follows:
ירושלם קדושה
שקל ישראל
translated in Latin as Israël Siclus Sancta Jerusalem, "Shekel of Israel, Holy Jerusalem".
