Israel 1979 Silver Hanukka Lamp Coin from Egypt

Year: 1979

Metal: Silver .500

Weight: 20gm

Size: 34mm

The Hanukka Lamp depicted on the obverse of the 1979/5740 Hanukka coin is from Egypt and dates from the 19th century. On the triangular panel one can easily discern the influence of a Gothic-Italian lamp from the 15th century. The passage engraved on the lamp, "For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light" (Proverbs 6:23), is appropriate to the Festival of Lights, and thus it was interpreted by the sages in the Talmud (Megilah). This Hanukka Lamp appears in a shallow depression in the form of a Star of David. From the corners three blossoms emerge and in the middle a miniature Star of David. Below the Star of David is the biblical passage.

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