Bank of Israel (Israel Mint) Releases Tel Megiddo Coins
Bank of Israel Releases Tel Megiddo Coin Series
Megiddo Coin Series
The Holy Land Mint releases 4th Coin in the "UNESCO World Heritage Sites" Series
“Relive the Past, Preserve the Present, Ensure the Future” - A Few Words about the Israel Coins & Medals Corp.
The Israel Coins & Medals Corp., the ICMC, was established in 1961 by Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Gen Gurion, and belonged to the Government of Israel until the year 2008.
In 2008 the company was privatized and taken over by G.R.A.S. Design Combinations, Ltd., active and respected in Israel for over two decades in the field of fine jewelry design as well as of original Israeli art.
The ICMC is the sole and exclusive distributor on behalf of the Bank of Israel of all commemorative coins and uncirculated coin sets which it issues.
Megiddo - Gold Coin
Megiddo - Gold Coin
TEL MEGIDDO, 2012/5772
4th Coin in the "UNESCO World Heritage Sites" Series
Legal Tender issued by the Bank of Israel
Obverse: Face value, "Israel" in English, Hebrew and Arabic, mint year, Israel State Emblem and part of the ancient 8th century BCE seal discovered at Megiddo.
Reverse: The tunnel of the water system at Megiddo, a jug found in an archeological dig at Megiddo, "Tel Megiddo" in English, Hebrew and Arabic, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Emblem and the Israel UNESCO Emblem
Edge: Prooflike coin: Smooth.
Silver and Gold Proof coins: Milled.
Mint Marks: Prooflike coin - Star of David.
Silver and Gold Proof coins - Hebrew letter "mem" below the face value.
Designer: Osnat Eshel.
Mint: Tidhar Dagan. Holand.
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Megiddo was already an important city in the Bronze Age (Canaanite period) and in the Iron Age (Israelite period). Located at a strategic point on fertile land, Megiddo guarded the pass to an ancient trade route connecting Egypt and Assyria. For this reason, the city was desired by many ruling powers and was the site of frequent battles. Among its conquerors were Pharoahs of ancient Egypt, the Israelite and Judean Kings, as well as Assyria. Towards the end of the 7th century BCE, at the Battle of Megiddo between Egypt and the Kingdom of Judah, Pharoah Neco, captured the city from the Assyrians and slew King Josiah of Judah, to the astonishment of the people of Israel.
Tel (Settlement Mound) Megiddo is one the most important and impressive archeological sites in the Land of Israel. Its 20 archeological strata contain the remains of some 30 different cities, spanning a period of over 4,000 years. Excavations which have been carried out since 1903, have revealed an area of worship, a large palace with jewels and ivories, stables from the time of King Ahab (I Kings 16-22, 9th Century BCE ) and an 8th century BCE seal with a roaring lion, belonging to Shema, the servant of King Jeroboam II. In addition and most impressive of all the findings, is a fine water system dating from the Israelite period. Initiated in the 10th century BCE, when Megiddo was one of three royal centers, the elaborate water system safeguarded the city's water supply in times of siege. It consisted of a 25 meter-deep vertical shaft and a subterranean 80 meter-long horizontal tunnel, which had been painstakingly cut in the rock on the western side of the city, making it possible to reach the spring outside the city walls without being seen by the enemy.
Megiddo is mentioned 11 times in the Bible. The Prophet Zechariah refers to Megiddo as Megiddon and continues with an apocalyptic description of a world war. In the New Testament, Megiddo is referred to as "Armageddon"and according to Christian tradition (Book of Revelation), it is here where the final battle will take place between good and evil forces, at the end of days.
Representing an interchange of human values throughout the ancient near-east and being a testimony to an ancient civilization with a high level of engineering and technology, Tel Megiddo was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, in 2005.
Now a National Park, Tel Megiddo is visited by thousands, including Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land.
History & Archaeological Information On Tel Megiddo
Tel Megiddo World Heritage Site
Tel Megiddo, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, was built on top of the Canaan settlement on a trade route between Assyria and Egypt. The excavation, which has so far discovered twenty-three layers of successive occupation of the site, overlooks the plain in northern Israel where certain religions believe that a battle known as Armageddon, the last battle, will take place.
Meggido - the site of the Armageddon
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Tel Megiddo (Armageddon) From The Israel Chalcolithic Period 2000-1900 Bce, A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Israel
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