Feb 09, 2006 - Sale 2066

Sale 2066 - Lot 298

Price Realized: $ 1,020
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
WALLISH BUY THE SHEKEL. Circa 1948.
271/2x191/4 inches. Lewin-Epstein, LTD., Tel Aviv.
Condition B+: losses, minor tears and crease in margins; vertical and horizontal folds. Paper.
A silver coin from the Bar Kokhba Revolt (Circa 132 B.C.), a golden Zionist coin, and an Israeli flag are set as examples of Jewish pride to encourage people to buy shekels as a way to invest in the new Jewish state of Israel; lettering in white and red on black.