Token - Commemmoration of Bible translation
1994 year| Silver (.999) | 20 g | 32 mm |
| Location | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Type | › Tokens |
| Year | 1994 |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | 20 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#88897 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Open Bible in the middle with bunch of wheat above and writers tools at the bottom. The name William and surname Tyndale on either side of wheat bunch (William Tyndale played a big role in the translation of the Bible into English) and dates 1494 and 1994 below the open Bible. (Again initials SE below open Bible).
Writing in the open Bible looks like Hebrew or Greek on the left with English on the right page.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
WILLIAM TYNDALE
Left page:
ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΛΝΝΙΙΝ
Εν åρΧñ ην δ
λóγοs και ò
λóγοs ην nρòs
ròν θεóν και θeòs
ην ò λóγοs
(That is as close as I can get to it)
Right page:
John
1. In the
beginning
was the word
and the word was
God
(Some text not visible as the pen's feather is over the Bible). Text is from King James version John 1 vs 1.
Edge
Reeded
Comment
According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tyndale), William Tyndale translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek and his was the first available Bible in English.
