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ISRAEL: AV 10 new sheqalim, 1997/JE5757, Proof

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ISRAEL: AV 10 new sheqalim, 1997/JE5757, Proof
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ISRAEL: AV 10 new sheqalim, 1997/JE5757, KM-302, 49th Anniversary of Independence -First Zionist Congress Centennial, struck at the Royal Dutch Mint, contains 1/2 troy ounce of pure gold, Proof, ex William M. Rosenblum. From the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp., "Initiated by Theodor Herzl, the first Zionist Congress was held on August 29, 1897 in Basel, Switzerland. This event was destined to change the course of history for the Jewish People. Having witnessed the Dreyfus Case and being deeply perturbed by the plight of the Jewish People in face of the growing anti-Semitism around the world, Theodor Herzl took it upon himself to find a solution for the Jewish People. Herzl's plans were written in his book "Der Judenstaat", which was published in 1896 in Vienna. Based on this, the First Zionist Congress adopted "The Basel Program". Chaired by Theodor Herzl, visionary of the Jewish State, the Zionist platform was formulated stating that "Zionism seeks to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel secured under public law." Herzl wrote in his diary: "At Basel I founded the Jewish State. If I were to say this out loud today I would be greeted by universal laughter. In five years perhaps, and certainly in fifty years, everyone will perceive it." Fifty years later, on November 29, 1947, the United Nations voted to approve the partition of Palestine and the establishment of a Jewish State, the State of Israel. The Israel 49th Independence Day Coin issued in 1997 commemorates the vision that became reality, as well as the exceptional event that changed the history of the Jewish People."