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HARRIS, Oscar  ( ) designer.

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Judaic Heritage Society Series:
(120 Medals designed by Harris, modeled by 24 sculptors)

1973 Einstein (Albert) Medal. . . . . . Flower 31, FM JHS-103
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  WMR 31:48-49
1974 Dayan (Moshe) Medal (modeled by Karen Worth). FM JHS-114
          Illustrated: AF19 {1983} F.I.D.E.M. Catalog. . . .  1744
          Complete Set of 120 Medals:
          Auctions:. . . . . . CAL 28:297, CAL 32:1823; NAS 72:195

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196x Astrology Meditation Medal (designed by Harris,
          modeled by David Cornell). . . . . . . . . . . FM SPI-81
1967 Eban (Abba) Medal (designed by Harris, modeled by
          Gilroy Roberts). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  NAS 72:176
1967 Israel and Canada Friendship Medal . . . . Haffner CM-29
1968 Journal of Israel Numismatics Hanuklah Medal . . . .
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  NAS 72:201
1972 Tribute to Harry Truman on Israel's 25th Anniv Medal
          (des by Harris, modeled by Harold Faulkner; struck
          by Franklin Mint, issued by Judaic Heritage Soc) . .
          Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 10:1774, J&J 17:820; NAS 72:147

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1982 Israel Medal (designed by Oscar Harris, modeled by
          Carter Jones) [12 six-sided medals]. . . . . . . . .
          Illustrated: AF19 {1983} F.I.D.E.M. Catalog. . . .  1709

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

S36  {1973} Haffner CM-29, p 266.
M32  {1974} Weber and Bertram.  An Epic in Sculpture; The Medallic History of the                         
          Jewish People. New York: Judaic Heritage Society, 179 pp.
AF19 {1983} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 19th Congress. Florence (1983) 1709, p 361, 1744 367.
S49  {1987} Flower 31.
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