Pristine!!! Gold medal! 1990 Israel Megiddo Armageddon State Medal 4.4g gold

Description

Pristine!!! Gold medal! 1990 Israel Megiddo Armageddon State Medal 4.4g gold
Date:
A.D. 1990.
Denomination:
18 kt Gold Medal.
Diameter:
18 mm.
Weight:
4.40 grams.
Obverse:
Seal with lion of Judaea.
Reverse:
Canaanite war-chariot.
Reference:
HLM-7a.
Comments:
Commemorates the Battle of Megiddo in the 15th Century B.C.
MEGIDDO - ARMAGEDDON
Megiddo - the very name of this ancient fortress-city evokes images of war and redemption. Located on the Via Maris, the road linking Egypt and Mesopotamia, Megiddo was a target for conquest in all ages Archaeological excavations at Megiddo began in 1903. Since then remains of twenty cities built one over the other have been uncovered. The first of these was founded some 5,500 years ago and the latest was destroyed circa 450 BC. The prophetess Deborah and Barak son of Avinoam led the Israelite army to victory against a Canaanite army led by Sisera and equipped with 900 iron chariots (Judges 5:19). The prophet Zechariah mentions Megiddo as a symbol of battles preceding the redemption (Zech. 12:11).
The medal's obverse depicts the famous seal of Shema, also depicted on the obverse of the 5 Lirot banknote of the 1958 series, 5 Lirot coin of the Lira series, and ½ Sheqel coin. Shema was a high official of King Jerobeam, most probably Jerobeam II who reigned over the Israelite kingdom during the 8th century BC. The seal was found in 1904 by the German-American engineer Gottlieb Schumacher and presented to the Ottoman Sultan Abd El Hamid II, whereupon it mysteriously vanished, never to be seen again. All known specimens are plaster copies. It depicts a roaring lion and bears the paleo-Hebrew inscription "Shema servant of Jeroboam". Above the replica app
Pristine!!! Gold medal 1990 Israel Megiddo (Armageddon)