Auction 9 Rare Books, Books of Hassidism, Bibliographies, Facsimile Books, Chabad, Letters, Manuscripts, Hanukkah Lamps, Coins, Banknotes, Medals, and more
Dec 23, 2018 (your local time)
Israel
 Rav Shach 25 Beitar Ilit
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LOT 217:

Templar coin - 40 Fara - Palestine Approx 1880 - Rare

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Templar coin - 40 Fara - Palestine Approx 1880 - Rare
On one side of the coin is a value of 40 Fara. And on the other side is a plow representing the idea of the agricultural-industrial settlement. The inscription "Centralcasse des Tempels" appears on the center.
This token belongs to the series in which the denomination "Consummark" - "token for consumption" appears around the value of the token.
rare.
The coin was apparently minted in the royal mint in Wartemberg, Stuttgart, for use by members of the Templar community in the centers of its settlement in Eretz Israel. Were in circulation from 1880 until the end of the First World War (1917).
Diameter: 18 mm.
XF Rated Mode by PCGS, Environmental Damage