Shalom Coin, Israel's 32nd Independence Day

Obverse: 200 Lirot silver coin, emblem of the State of Israel. Reverse: stylized lettering of the word 'peace' from olive branch's leaves.

Shalom Coin, Israel's 32nd Independence Day

Obverse: 200 Lirot silver coin. Reverse: Letters of the word 'peace' made out of the olive branch leaves.

Theodore Herzl Centenary Coin

Obverse: silver 5 Lirot coin. Reverse: In the upper right portait of Theodore Herzl in rectangle with rounded corners. Below the emblem of the state of Israel.

Memoirs of an immigrant and his ashtray

The memoirs were written in 1999. Childhood memories in a small town in Lower Austria. Passion for playing football (soccer). Recollections of daily life with rituals of coffeehouse visits and family dinners in the countryside. First experiences of antisemitism in the mid 1930s. Rising Nazi movement and illegal meetings in the local community. Annexation of Austria in 1938. First encounters with anti-Jewish regulations and discrimination by neighbors and acquaintances. Walter experienced severe difficulties at school and was frequently insulted and beaten up. Decision to leave school. The family was forced to leave Eggenburg soon thereafter, and the town declared itself "Judenfrei" (free of Jews). Move to Vienna, where they stayed with relatives. Walter, who had been brought up as a Catholic, suddenly saw himself confronted with orthodox Jewish people of different customs. Increasing restrictions for Jews. Walter was enrolled in a program at the Vienna Jewish community to learn carpentry. Recollections of the terror of Kristallnacht. Walter and his brother Ludwig were signed up for a children transport to England by the Quaker organization and left Vienna in December 1938. Difficult feeling to depart from their parents. Arrival in Harwige. They were taken to a camp in Lowestoft. Cultural differences. Walter and his brother were sent to a training farm in Parbold. Simple living conditions and difficult circumstances. Farm work and school lessons. Outbreak of the war. Scarce news of their parents, who tried to leave for Argentina. Walter's older brother Ludwig was sent to an internment camp in Adelaide, Australia. After two years he volunteered in the Pioneer Corps and returned to England. In 1941 their parents finally managed to emigrate to Argentina. Walter decided to join them, and in 1943 he left for Buenos Aires. During the passage on the Atlantic the ship was sunk by a German submarine. Rescue by the US Army. Continuation of his trip via New York.

Mother and Child Coin

Obverse: 50 Lirot silver coin, emblem of the State of Israel. Reverse: Stylized designs of mother and two children.

Israel Bonds Coin

Obverse: 25 Lirot silver coin. Reverse: Stylized Star of David.

Brotherhood in Jerusalem, Capital of Israel Coin

Obverse: 25 Lirot silver coin. Reverse: Stylized design of Jerusalem on the dove of peace.

Mother and Child Coin

Obverse: 50 Lirot silver coin. Reverse: Stylized design of mother and two children.

A People Re-United with its Land Coin

Obverse: 50 Lirot silver coin. Reverse: Stylized tree, its lower branches creating letters. Inscription in the crown of tree.

A People Re-united with its Land Coin

Obverse: 50 Lirot silver coin. Reverse: Stylized tree, its lower branches creating letters, inscription in the crown of tree.

The Revival of Hebrew Coin

Obverse: 10 Lirot silver coin. Reverse: ancient scroll, inscription in the center of the coin.

Israel's 25th Anniversary Coin

Obverse: 10 Lirot silver coin; inscription. Reverse: Part of Israel's Declaration of Independence with the signatures of the founding fathers of the state of Israel, David Ben Gurion's signature is in the upper right.

Science-based Industries Coin

Obverse: 10 Lirot silver coin, in the center stylized design of the atomic reactor building at Nahal Sorek. Reverse: Design of a cog-wheel rotating molecule.

Science-based Industries Coin

Obverse: silver 10 Lirot coin, in the center atomic reactor at Nahal Sorek. Reverse: design of a cog-wheel rotating molecule.

Israel's 25th Anniversary Coin

Obverse: Silver 10 Lirot coin with inscription. Reverse: Part of Israel's Declaration of Independence with signature of the founding fathers of the State of Israel, David Ben Gurion's signature is in the upper right part of the coin.