Israel Official Medal "Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel Football Champions" 1995 Cu-Ni 38.5mm
Description:
In honor of the impressive performance of Maccabi Tel Aviv during the 1994/1995 league games, culminating in the team winning the championship, this special medal was issued. The Jewish sports league Maccabi, whose is the Hebrew initials of the words in the passage "who is like unto Thee, O God" (Exodus 15:11), was founded in Istanbul in 1894. In 1906, the first sports organization in Eretz-lsrael was founded as Rishon LeZion which later changed its name to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Obverse:
Football players running after a ball with the coastline Tel Aviv in the background. To the left, the inscription "Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Football Champion" in Hebrew, the year 1994/5 5755.
Reverse:
Emblem of Maccabi Tel Aviv - a drawing depicting a football, with the Maccabi emblem to the left. Above, the words "MACCABI VISA TEL-AVIV" in Hebrew below and m English above.
Edge:
State Emblem, State of Israel in Hebrew and in English and serial number.
Metal: Copper- Nickel Diameter: 38.5mm Weight: 26gm
Mintage: 2,000 medals
Issued by Israel Government coins and medals corporation Ltd.
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