Year in Honor of the First Settlers

Reverse

In the center, a farmer planting in swamp areas. To the right beneath the verse: "I will remember the convenant of their ancestors" (Leviticus 26:45) in Hebrew. Half around the rim, the verse in English.

Lettering: I will remember the convenant of their ancestors" (Leviticus 26:45) נזכרתי להם ברית ראשונים ויקרא כו 45

Designer: Joseph Bass

Comment

First Settlers Year
State Medal, 5723-1963

The year honoring the first settlers is officially known as: "Commemorating eighty years of the "BILU" arrival and the first settlements". True, Petah Tikvah was founded in 1878, but it was only in 1882 that the first organized group arrived dedicated to working the land. The Roumanian group established two settlements in the mountains, Rosh Pina and Zichron Yaakov. At about this time a party of youngsters arrived carrying with them the idea of working in communes. These were the BILU youth, who established Rishon L'Zion. In the by laws of Rosh Pina were formulated the foundations for cooperatives and mutual assistance groups. This was the year when "Illegals" arrived for the first time, some members of the Roumanian group made their way into the country by way of Egypt carrying Christian pilgrim passports.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1963	4613	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967	4613	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for Year in Honor of the First Settlers 1963-1967 item.