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Israel Hamsa
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
4587595
Area
Tokens / Medals
Title
Israel Hamsa
Type
Publisher
Value
Country
Year
Variety / overstrike
Collection / set
Material
Weight
Obverse
Hebrew "Chai" (18 or life) & “Yerushalaim”(Jerusalem)
Reverse
(blank)
Theme
Privy mark
Mint mark
Designer
Engraver
Dimensions / Diameter
90 * 60
Thickness in mm
Number produced
Catalogue number
Details
Composition:
Pewter Plated, with enamel
The Hamsa protection symbol is common throughout the Middle East and North Africa, and predates Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
It may also be known as either the hand of (Moses’ sister) Miriam, (the Virgin) Mary, or (the Prophet daughter) Fatima, and is believed to provide defense against the "evil eye".
