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Two Different Medals – the Establishment of the Moshava (Colony) Rishon LeZion, 1882 – Theodor Herzl's Portrait
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Two Different Medals – the Establishment of the Moshava (Colony) Rishon LeZion, 1882 – Theodor Herzl's Portrait
Two medals that were struck to commemorate the establishment of the Moshava (colony) Rishon Le'Zion, 5642 [1882]. 1. Obverse: In the center is a view of Rishon Le'Zion and the Hebrew year: "5642" (1882), surrounded by the Hebrew verse "I first have declared it to Zion, and I give to Jerusalem a herald of good tidings" (Isaiah 41: 27), after which Rishon Le'Zion is named, and "Rishon LeZion Colony" (Hebrew). Reverse: In the center, inside a frame in the shape of the Tablets of the Law, are figures praying at the Western Wall and the figure of a farmer sowing a field. Above the figures are a Star of David and the Hebrew legend "O that deliverance for Israel would come out of Zion", surrounded by the Hebrew verse "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill". Diameter: 25 mm. Suspension loop.
2. Obverse: Identical to no. 1. Reverse: Theodor Herzl's portrait looking leftward, with the Hebrew legend: "For Zion's Sake I Will Not Be Silent, Dr. Theodor Herzl".
Diameter: 25 mm. Suspension loop.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
