Judaica / Zionism - Argentina - Moisés Ville, Santa Fe - Centennial of Jewish Colonization in Argentina Medal ...

Judaica / Zionism - Argentina - Moisés Ville, Santa Fe - Centennial of Jewish Colonization in Argentina Medal, 1889-1989 Argentine Judaica medal commemorating the centennial of Moisés Ville and Jewish colonization in Argentina, 1889-1989. Moisés Ville, in Santa Fe Province, is one of the historic Jewish agricultural colonies associated with the beginnings of organized Jewish settlement in Argentina. The round medal is fitted with an integral suspension loop. Obverse: Symbols representing Jewish heritage and agricultural settlement, including a menorah, plow and agricultural motif. Surrounding inscription: "MOISES VILLE" (Moisés Ville) "SANTA FE - ARGENTINA" (Santa Fe - Argentina) Reverse: Surrounding and central inscriptions: "CENTENARIO DE SU FUNDACION" (Centennial of its founding) "Y DE LA COLONIZACION JUDIA EN LA ARGENTINA" (And of Jewish colonization in Argentina) "1889-1989"