2684) "Herod's Gate", Israel: Eighth and Final Coin in the "Gates of Jerusalem" Numismatic Bullion Coin Series: Gold and Silver Bullion Coins issued by the Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (ICMC): Coin issue Year: 2023:
The Header/Banner presenting all the Gold Variants issued in the Series, together with the Silver Obverse.
About Herod's Gate:
The Bank of Israel has released the Eighth Gold and Silver Coins/Medals complement in the current “Gates of Jerusalem” bullion series, which features landmarks and architectural designs of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem and its eight historic gates.
Commencing in 2017 with the release of Coins featuring the Jaffa Gate, the final (eighth) release in the Series in 2023 features - Herod’s Gate.
One of the most prominent gates in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, it was built on the direct orders of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century during the Ottoman Empire.
It is believed that the Gate led to Herod's palace, hence the name "Herod's Gate".
The original Arabic name of the gate, "Bab-a-Sahairad", refers to the Muslim burial ground opposite.
The Hebrew name meaning "Flower Gate" is the translation of a corrupted version of the original Arabic name.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the gate was blocked with stones to prevent entrance and was reopened in 1875 by the Turks.
Originally, entrance to the gateway was from the side for defense purposes.
When the Turks opened the gateway, they opened it from the north-facing front side in order to provide easy access to the new neighbourhoods that were developing northwards.
Presently, Herod’s Gate is one of the seven functioning and open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem, which connects the Muslim quarter inside of the Old City to the Palestinian neighbourhood of Bab az-Zahra, situated just outside.
Herod’s Gate was also featured on the Back of Israel’s 100-sheqalim banknote in circulation from 1980 until 1986.
The Commemorative Gold & Silver Coins:
On the Common Obverse of the Gold and Silver Bullion Coins in the Series is seen a stylized sketch of the Gates of the Old City in the Walls of Jerusalem and the peripheral inscription reads in both English and Hebrew, "Gates of Jerusalem" and, below, is seen "The Holy Land Mint" logo.
It depicts a stylized diagram indicating all the eight gates of the Old City and the wall of Jerusalem.
Centred is a lion rampant (standing on its hind legs) as a reference to the city of Jerusalem.
The text shown above the primary design reads GATES OF JERUSALEM in English and Hebrew. The mint logo of the Holy Land Mint is placed on the lower periphery.
The specifications of the Gold and Silver Coins are:
Mint: The Holy Land Mint; Year of Issue: 2022; This Coin Theme: "Herod's Gate"; Coin Series Theme: "Gates of Jerusalem"; Diameter/Size: 32.0 mm (Gold Variant), 38.7 mm (Silver Variant); Weight: 1.0 Oz for both Variants; Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au) and .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Maximum Mintage for both Gold & Silver Variants: 1,800 pieces; Designer: Zvika Roitman; Engraving: Tidhar Dagan.
The Presentation Case/Box in which the encapsulated Gold Coins are housed/shipped.
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