The American Israel Numismatic Association issued its first membership medal in 1973, and every year since a new token has been given free to each member. The Member is getting this token this year, which I think is rather nice
FWIW http://www.theshekel.org/Shekel_May_June_July_August_Dbl_Issue_for_MEL_ONLINE_lower_res.pdf A By Hans Loeschner diabene in Mesopotamia, on the right bank of the river Tigris near the present-day borders of Iraq, Iran, and Tur- key, was a Jewish kingdom in the first century of the Current Era. Coins of Adiabene are ex- tremely rare. David Hendin, author of the authoritative ref- Reconstruction by Marvin Tameanko erence book Guide to Biblical A reconstruction of the Temple of Helen in Coins, told me recently that in Jerusalem, circa 50 CE. the last 43 years he has seen only First Revolt (66 to 70 CE) against one example.
