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Title: President Trump featured on Israeli coin
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KOBI 5 - Medford/Klamath Falls
URL Source: https://kobi5.com/news/president-tr ... eatured-on-israeli-coin-77014/
Published: May 9, 2018
Author: Newsroom Staff
Post Date: 2018-05-12 11:05:16 by Deckard
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Views: 994
Comments: 8
JERUSALEM (NBCNC) – An Israeli organization has minted a coin bearing President Donald Trump’s image to honor his decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem. The Mikdash Educational Center said Wednesday that the “Temple Coin” featured Trump alongside King Cyrus, who 2,500 years ago allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem from their exile in Babylon. A representative from the center said that they wanted to honor President Trump on the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence. The Mikdash Educational Center has minted 1,000 biblical half-shekel coins that can be purchased with a minimum donation of $50. The coin can’t be used as currency. It has a diameter of two inches. The standard coin, made from pewter and plated with about a third-of-an-ounce of silver, and will be sold for $50. There is also a limited series of gold-plated coins which will sell for $70. Mikdash calls itself a non-profit educational and religious organization. Rabbi Mordechai Persoff said, “We are very happy to announce that the Mikdash Educational Center just produced a new Cyrus-Trump Temple coin. This special coin was produced and minted for the 70 years of the independence of the State of Israel and to honor and praise President Donald Trump who promised, but not only promised, also fulfilled his promise and next week will move the American Embassy to Jerusalem. “President Trump is starting a prophetic process by moving the American Embassy to Jerusalem. Just like King Cyrus 2,500 years ago said: ‘he charged me to build a house in Jerusalem’, here again, President Trump is building a house in Jerusalem.”
Poster Comment: How appropriate. An American president gets his face on a coin……in Israel.
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#2. To: Deckard (#0)
To be compared with King Cyrus is probably the highest praise a Gentile can receive. It would rank higher than a shabbat-goi, a Sabbath Gentile. King Cyrus is about the only good Gentile in the Old Testament. I'm sure Trump would love to have a few of these coins though. His likeness on the coin isn't bad, shows some artistry. The Lion of Judah seal next to the presidential seal is a nice touch with the incribed menorah overhead. I even like the Hebrew and English fonts they used for the text. It does almost look like an existing coin design of King Cyrus and they just overlaid a Trump image over the good king. Anyway, it made me think that when I looked close, like Trump was a late addition to the design.
#5. To: Tooconservative (#2)
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I'm sure Trump would love to have a few of these coins though. His likeness on the coin isn't bad, shows some artistry. The Lion of Judah seal next to the presidential seal is a nice touch with the incribed menorah overhead. I even like the Hebrew and English fonts they used for the text. It does almost look like an existing coin design of King Cyrus and they just overlaid a Trump image over the good king. Anyway, it made me think that when I looked close, like Trump was a late addition to the design. I too would love to have a couple of those coins, but I dont have the kind of money that Donald Trump has. But I am going to now start saving my pennies. (Even if it is "a reproduction of an ancient temple coin with an image of Trump overlaid on it" as both you and the article point out. Still want it). Greatest commemorative coin ever.
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Replies to Comment # 2. To be compared with King Cyrus is probably the highest praise a Gentile can receive. It would rank higher than a shabbat-goi, a Sabbath Gentile. King Cyrus is about the only good Gentile in the Old Testament.
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