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5 Israeli Lire Commemorative coin
1958
Mint: Israel
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1328
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Judaica
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionSmall wooden presentation box containing one 5 Lire Israeli coin commemorating the 10th anniversary of Israel. The coin is dated 1948-1958.
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.