JONAH IN THE BELLY OF THE FISH - 3 Coin

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JONAH IN THE WHALE, 2010/5771 15th in the BIBLICAL ART Coin Series. Legal Tender issued by the Bank of Israel. Coin of the Year 2012. Jonah the Prophet was commanded by the Lord to go from the Land of Israel to the city of Nineveh (thought to be Mosul in Iraq, today) to warn its people to repent for their evil ways, lest their city be destroyed. Jonah, however, chose to flee from his mission by boarding a ship bound for Tarshish (thought to be Spain, today). When a violent storm arose, the ship's crew believed that one of the passengers was responsible and cast lots to determine who it could be. The lot fell on Jonah, who admitted his guilt and was cast into the sea, which then calmed down. Meanwhile, a big fish, thought to be a whale, swallowed up Jonah into its belly, where he remained for three days and three nights. From the belly of the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord and was saved when the fish spat him out on the shore. He then understood he was destined to go to Nineveh, as he had been commanded. The King and the people of Nineveh repented and were subsequently saved. The coin design of Jonah in the whale is inspired by the Chinese "Yin Yang" philosophy.
Obverse:
The face value in Hebrew and English, the Israel State Emblem, "Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic, the mint year, inscription "Jonah in the belly of the fish", Jonah 2:1, in the 3 languages, Jonah in prayer.
Reverse:
The coin depicts Jonah praying from the belly of the whale, "thy billows and thy waves passed over me.....yet I will look again towards thy Holy Temple....".
Edge:
Prooflike coin: Smooth. Silver and Gold Proof coins: Milled.
Mint Marks:
Prooflike coin – Star of David. Silver and Gold Proof coins – Hebrew letter "mem" below the face value.
Designer:
Obverse: Aharon Shevo. Reverse: Gideon Keich.
Engraving:	Mint:
Tidhar Dagan.	Finland.

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Catalogue No.	Metal	Nominal Value	Mint Mark	Diameter mm.	Weight gm.	Quantity	Issue Price $
31889300	Gold/917 22k Proof	NIS 10	"מ" (Mem)	30.0	16.96	555	1,040
21889380	Silver/925 Proof	NIS 2	"מ" (Mem)	38.7	28.80	2,800	97
21889300	Silver/925 Prooflike	NIS 1	Star of David	30.0	14.40	1,800	65
71889331	Set of the 3 coins above						1,172
71889222	Set of the 2 silver coins						155
31889140	Pure Gold, Proof	NIS 1	"מ" (Mem)	13.92	1.244	5,000	121

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Piece of art

Meinan Ni (14.05.12)

This coin meets the ultimate priciple of nature: simple can be beautiful, less could be more, YIN(negtive) can turn into YANG(positive), everything is connected.