Auction 105 Part 1
By King David Auctions
Jul 10, 2023
16 Petach Tikva Street, Romema Center (2nd floor in elevator) Jerusalem, Israel
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The items of the 90th minute! It's literally owning a rare piece of history and also numismatically! ...

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Price including buyer’s premium: $ 270 (₪1,001.70)
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Auction took place on Jul 10, 2023 at King David Auctions

The items of the 90th minute! It's literally owning a rare piece of history and also numismatically! Rare!!!!!!!!!!! The first medal issued in Israel! Number 001!
And another mistake in printing the second 0! which is printed down and to the left!
As far as we know, there is no other such medal! Silver 935 - Ben Gurion University of the Negev - private issue - came out in a very limited edition - the first medal issued - very rare!
The Negev University - medal for an official award, 1973 [1973].
Again... this is the first medal issued: the number of the medal appears in the coinage: 1!!! 0001!
The University of the Negev is named after David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel! was founded in 1965 in Be'er Sheva. The university strives to instill, in addition to skill in the academic professions, an awareness of a vocation for community involvement and bridging social gaps.
The face of the medal: in the center - within a sunken circle, the relief of Ben-Gurion's figure and the dates "1886-1973". In the rim, below, on a raised section, is the inscription "David Ben-Gurion" in Hebrew and English.
The back of the medal: in the center - the initials of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are designed in the shape of a flame, forming the symbol of the university. The address is "Ben-Gurion University of the Negev". On top of a raised section of the language - the name of the university is translated into English.
In the circumference, the symbol of the country and the words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English. "Silver 935" and in English "Silver". and the number of the medal [0001]
Weight: 117.21 grams.
Diameter: 59 mm.

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