Lot #757 Tourism Award Medal

Description:

Tourism Award Medal (1962). This is a great rarity, described as follows from a Rosenblum Sale: "1962, silver, 59mm. Unlisted in either Haffner's Israel's Money and Medals or the IGCMC catalog although in her 1970 opus The History of Modern Israel's Money, Haffner lists this medal as PM-10a, although she gives no mintage figure. While there is no indicationof silver or sterling mentioned on the edge but there is also no evidence of bronze showing either. We can recall only one other of this medal being sold. Uncirculated with some toning, 113gm. Estimated Value $150 - UP Holyland Sale of the Century.

Categories: Israel - The Holyland Sale of the Century