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Israel Society for Protection of Nature (Stork & Narcissus, 5750) 1990
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
4968439
Area
Tokens / Medals
Title
Israel Society for Protection of Nature (Stork & Narcissus, 5750) 1990
Type
Publisher
Value
Country
Year
1990
Collection / set
Material
Weight
Variety / overstrike
Obverse
Stork
Reverse
Narcissus
Privy mark
Mint mark
Designer
Engraver
Dimensions / Diameter
30
Number
Details
Mass: 16 g
This medal is one from a series of 12 issued in conjunction with the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, which is devoted to Israel's flora and fauna.
Each medal depicts an animal on one side and a protected flower on
the other.
The series includes:
1. Ibex and Lily
2. Vulture and Iris
3. Leopard and Shoshan
4. Fish and Water Lily
5. Gazelle and Sternbergia
6. Owl and Caper
7. Wolf and Cyclamen
8. Stork and Narcissus
9. Bat and Sea Squill
10. Hyrax and Anemone
11. Lion and Snapdragon
12. Butterfly and Tulip
Biblical citations are common, as with all Israel's tokens