Israel Bronze Medal "5th International Bible Contest" 1981 JE 5741

Bronze 96.71 g., 59 mm.; Obv: An oil lamp representing the man "who burns the midnight oil" while studying. The citation "And they understood the reading of the Bible" together with the source (Nehemiah 8:8) in Hebrew and English; Rev: A verse prophetically foreseeing people of sundry nations coming to Jerusalem "Many peoples of many languages, will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord" Zachariah 8:22, 1 -23, appears in Hebrew and English. Around the rim, the legend "Fifth International Bible Contest, 5741" in Hebrew with the English translation bearing the date 1981; Number on the edge: 1150; Mintage: 2661 pcs., Designed by Gideon Kaich & Asaf Berg; Engraving: Moshe Nov; Kretschmer Mint; UNC