Pre-Long Beach Auction #78

Israel, Important Group of Presentation Medals Including Masonic Medals. First item is the silver-plated tombac 59mm medal mounted on a olive wood plaque, given by Prime Minister Levi Eshkol to the businessmen and financiers who attended the 1968 Economic Conference in Israel; only 850 medals were produced and it is currently valuated at $180 (this one has lots of oxidation on the surface). Next is a group of 9 rarely seen Israeli Masonic medals with Hebrew and English inscriptions as follows: three looped 50 mm with raised golden eagle in center, SUPERIOR COUNCIL FOR THE STATE OF ISRAEL; 45mm gold-plated cast medals with ribbons and pins: two pieces THE COUNCIL OF THE HASHMONEANS, two pieces THE COUNCIL OF THE ESSENES, and two pieces THE COUNCIL OF THE PHARISEANS. Also included is a deluxe presentation album presented to the families of fallen soldiers (not offered for sale to the general public); includes a letter fromn the Chief of Staff and a set of 7 copper-nickel medals featuring animals and wildlife in the Holyland. And lastly is a 59mm silver-plated medal commemorating the 30 years (1943-1973) of "stability and permanence in Solel-Boneh." Solel Boneh (Paving and Building) is the oldest, and one of the largest, construction and civil engineering companies in Israel. The sideways inscriptions reads"Organization of workers in stability and permanence in Solel-Boneh.".
Estimated Value $150 - 200.