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Judaica / Zionism - USA, Medal with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Star of David Symbol - 1933 - An American medal issued in 1933, depicting Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, with the date March 4, 1933 - the day of his inauguration. One side shows a portrait of Roosevelt above the American eagle holding the national flag. The reverse features a Star of David enclosing the Hebrew word “מזל” (Mazal), meaning luck, surrounded by the inscription: “HEALTH • WEALTH • PROSPERITY”. This piece beautifully merges American patriotic imagery with Jewish motifs of blessing and good fortune, reflecting the spirit of hope among American Jews at the beginning of the New Deal era. Metal: Gilt bronze Weight: 10.298 g Diameter: 30 mm