Pure Gold Coin 999 David Mangan Ask for an Amazing Design Comes in a brand new packaging

Pure Gold Coin 999 David Mangan Ask for an Amazing Design Comes in a brand new packaging
Land of Israel

Currency face: David plays to ask

Value: 1 NIS

Year of production: 2013

Metal: 999/24 carat gold

Weight: 1.24 grams

Diameter: 13.92 mm, suitable for the size of a pendant

Final / maximum quantity: 5000

Design: Gideon Keich, Moshe Poppy

**** David plays to ask '' 2013

Commemorative currency issued by the Bank of Israel

 "Pictures from the Bible"

The figure of the young David, playing to ask the king who is in the height of his sorrow, after the Holy Spirit has been removed from him, reflects the rise and fall of Saul described in the book of 1 Samuel.

In the days of the judges, the Philistines harassed the people of Israel and they required the prophet Samuel to make them king. The chosen one was Shaul ben Kish of the tribe of Benjamin, who is described as "a good young man and no one of the children of Israel is better than him from above and above all the people" (1 Samuel 9: 9, 2). Indeed, Saul's reign, which lasted about two years, was accompanied by many wars against the Philistines. In addition, God commanded Saul, through the prophet Samuel, to fight against Amalek as well, but Saul failed in his leadership, listened to the people and had mercy on Agag king of Amalek. With that, his fall began. By God's command, the prophet Samuel was deposed from being another king over Israel.

God sent Samuel to Yishai Beit Halachmi to appoint one of his sons as king over Israel. Yishai presented his sons to Samuel, but none of them was desirable before the Lord. Finally, Yishai brings his little son, a shepherd, a reddish fellow, handsome and good-looking, and the Lord says to Samuel: From that day on, the Spirit of God was removed from Sheol and transferred to David and in its place, an evil spirit took hold of Saul. To reassure him, the servants of Saul offered to look for a man who knew how to play the violin and so David the son of Yishai the shepherd was offered, whose word to the king was not yet known by the prophet. "And David took the violin, and played it in his hand;

In the design of the coin is presented, in the contours that hint at his expected disappearance from power, the figure of King Saul sits on the throne and the crown is severed from his head. Before him, David, is depicted as the young shepherd who would reign over the people after being secretly anointed king, as a simple boy playing to ask.

Coin face: The figure of David the shepherd, playing the violin before King Saul.

Back of the coin:

The state emblem, the face value, the word "Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic, the year of the issue and the stamp. A decorative element symbolizing the violin of David.