Star of David on coins



The Star of David, known in Hebrew as the Shield of David or Magen David is a generally recognized symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism. Its shape is that of a hexagram, the compound of two equilateral triangles. The hexagram has been in use as a symbol of Judaism since the 17th century, with precedents in the 14th to 16th centuries in Central Europe, where the Shield of David was partly used in conjunction with the Seal of Solomon (the hexagram) on Jewish flags . The Star of David's religious usage began earlier, with the current earliest archeological evidence being a stone bearing the shield from the arch of a 3-4th century synagogue in the Galilee (Israel).

The coins that come with such a star are mostly Islamic coins from north Africa, mostly Morocco. No ancient Judaic coins have Stars of David



OTTOMAN EMPIRE COINS


Mehmed II or Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror (30 March 1432 - 3 May 1481) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire twice, first for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 to 1481. At the age of 21, he conqured Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire, transforming the Ottoman state into an empire. Mehmed continued his conquests in Asia, with the Anatolian reunification, and in Europe, as far as Bosnia and Croatia. Mehmed II is regarded as a national hero in Turkey, and Istanbul's Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge is named after him


Turkey copper coin, undated





Suleiman I known as "the Magnificent" in the West and Kanuni in the East, (6 November 1494 - 5 September 1566) was the tenth and longest-reigning Emperor, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1520 to his death in 1566.

Turkey silver coin. Sultan title and name


Turkey silver coin. Sultan title and name



Turkey copper coin. The year is not legible. The star of David in circle surrounded by several fishes or flowers








Syria copper coin



Yemen silver coin









Yemen silver coin






Selim II, also known as "Selim the Sot (Mest)", "Selim the Drunkard" or "Selim the Blond", was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574.









Yemen copper coin





Murad III (4 July 1546 - 15/16 January 1595) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death. 










Syria silver coin 









Syria silver coin








Syria silver coin  




Murad IV Ghazi (July 26/27, 1612 - February 9, 1640) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad IV was born in Constantinople, the son of Sultan Ahmed I (1603-17) and the ethnic Greek Valide Kosem Sultan (also known as Mahpeyker). Brought to power by a palace conspiracy in 1623, he succeeded his uncle Mustafa I (1617-18, 1622-23). He was only 11 when he took the throne.










Turkey copper coin


AMERICAN COINS













1 Dollar 1884 (Silver)









1/4 Dollar 1876 (Silver)













5 Cents 1883 (Silver)













3 Cents 1856 (Silver)


CUBAN COINS













20 Centavos 1870 (Cu)




RUSSIAN COINS


The Star of David in Russian coins used for the legend separation:

Alexander I, 1 Rouble:











Nikolay I, 1 Rouble:



  



  



1 Rouble 1828 (Available to purchase)




The full list with Star of David on Russian coins is:

Alexander I

Silver coins:
Rouble, Poltina (50 kopeek) 1810-1825
Copper coins
Denga (1/2kopeek) 1810-1825

Nikolay I

Silver coins:
Rouble, Poltina (50 kopeek) 1826-1831
25 kopeek 1827-1831
Copper coins
Denga (1/2kopeek) 1827-1828

Alexander II

Gold coins:
5 Roubles 1859-1881
3 Roubles 1869-1881
Silver coins:
25 kopeek, 20 kopeek, 15 kopeek, 10 kopeek, 5 kopeek 1859-1881

Alexander III

Gold coins:
5 Roubles, 3 Roubles 1881-1885
Silver coins:
25 kopeek 1881-1885
20 kopeek, 15 kopeek, 5 kopeek 1881-1893
10 kopeek 1881-1894

Nikolay II

Silver coins:
20 kopeek 1901-1917
15 kopeek 1896-1917
10 kopeek 1895-1917
5 kopeek 1897-1915


Khorezm People's Soviet Republic Coins


The Khorezm People's Soviet Republic was created as the successor to the Khanate of Khiva in Februrary 1920, when the khan abdicated in response to popular prassure, and officially declared by the First Khorezm Kurultay (Assembly) 0n April 1920. On 20 October 1923, it was transformed into the Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic.
On 27 October 1924 the Khorezm SSR was divided betweeen Uzbek and Tyrkmen SSRs and the Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast.  



USSR COINS




This anniversary Rouble was conceived to release on the 60th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution in the Soviet Union. Near the portrait of Lenin (head of government, leader and symbol in the Soviet Union) there is an atom of Lithium with 3 electrons which symbolized the achievements of Soviet science. Immediately after the publication of photos of the new rouble in newspaper "Izvestia", on Lubyanka strained phone calls from vigilant citizens are reported to be preparing a large-scale provocation agents of Zionism because within atom of Lithium you can see the Star of  David. In a second embodiment, the jubilee coin "Zionist" atom of lithium with three electrons per atom replaced with four Beryllium.



NEPAL COINS










Tej Narasimha Malla: Suki in name of Janani Matesvari Devi, 885NS, 1.01g (RGV 512)









Indra Malla: Suki 826NS, 1.30g (RGV 431)










Coins of NEPAL, Malla Dynasty, Kingdom of Patan, Jaya Loka Prakash Malla (1705-06): Mohar, NS 826 (RGV 415; KM 343), Dam, undated (RGV 419; KM 339)


MOROCCO COINS









Morocco-Kingdom - Filali Sharifs Sidi Mohammed IV. 4 Falus AH1286 (1869), CuSn, 9.35gr, 27mm




Morocco-Kingdom 1 Dirham, AH1313 (1895) 










Morocco-Kingdom 10 Dirhams, AH1313 (1895)




 Morocco-Kingdom - ABD AL-Aziz (AH1311-1326). 5 Dirhams, AH1313 (1896), 14.53gr 




 Morocco-Kingdom - ABD AL-Aziz (AH1311-1326). 2.5 Dirhams, AH1317 (1900), 7.36gr 











Morocco-Kingdom - Filali Sharifs Abd al-Hafiz 1/4 Rial (2.5 Dirhams) AH1329 (1911), Silver coin, 6.16gr, 24mm




NIGERIA COINS

Israel and Nigeria established diplomatic relations in 1960.

During the 1960s and early 1970s, Israel played a significant role in the development of Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. Hundreds of Israeli experts and volunteers were sent to help in the development and modernization of agriculture, education, medicine and technology training, and hundreds of Nigerian farmers, experts, educators, academicians, students, doctors, community workers and engineers were trained in Israel.























UNKNOWN COINS


This part of blog is dedicated to unknown for me coins. Some pictures I get from my friends and readers of this blog. So if you know the history of were from the coin is coming, please tell me. 











7 comments:

  1. Cheers for the informative article.

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    1. Thank you! You are welcome. In future I will publish more coins with interesting stores. If you have additional pictures with interesting coins, you can send me.

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  2. I have few samples of what you mentioned as unknown coins. Likely, they are originated from Crimean peninsula. The seller described these coins as " jewish temple's coins" but I have doubts. nmay be, there is a local jewish( or caraim's) currency

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  3. Dear Oleg!
    Thank you for the interesting information. I will check this topic.

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  4. i have 2 unkown jewish coins as your unkown one.

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    1. Dear David!
      Can you send me a pictures to kola.step@gmail.com. Thank you.

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  5. i also have seen some of these unknown coins in libya. they are made from 18ct gold! mail me at deaglep@hotmail.com for info or pictures

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