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A limited edition set of 12 Silver Medals designed by Salvador Dali to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the State of Israel in 1973. There is one Medal for each Tribe of Israel (Asher, Gad, Judah, etc.) with a pictorial representation of that tribe designed by Dali on one side and the Seal of the Anniversary, Name of Tribe and stamped signature of Dali on the other. Also comes with original booklet describing the Medal Set. Written in ink in the back of the booklet is the registered set number. Stamped on side of each coin is, Medallic Art Co, NY .999 + Pure Silver. Medals are accompanied by a mahogany case.

Salvador Dali was born in May 11, 1904 in the small agricultural town of Figueres, Spain. Dal� became a leader of the surrealist movement. His painting, "The Persistence of Memory," with the soft or melting watches is still one of the best-known surrealist works. But as the war approached, the apolitical Dal� clashed with the surrealists and was "expelled" from the surrealist group during a "trial" in 1934. He did however, exhibit works in international surrealist exhibitions throughout the decade but by 1940, Dal� was moving into a new style that eventually became known as his "classic" period, demonstrating a preoccupation with science and religion. As an artist, Salvador Dal� was not limited to any particular style or media. The body of his work, from early impressionist paintings through his transitional surrealist works, and into his classical period, reveals a constantly growing and evolving artist. Dal� worked in all media, leaving behind a wealth of oils, watercolors, drawings, graphics, sculptures, jewels and objects of all descriptions. In 1974, Dal� opened the Teatro Museo in Figueres, Spain. This was followed by retrospectives in Paris and London at the end of the decade. After the death of his wife, Gala, in 1982, Dal�'s health began to fail. It deteriorated further after he was burned in a fire in his home in Pubol in 1984. Two years later, a pace-maker was implanted. Much of this part of his life was spent in seclusion, first in Pubol and later in his apartments at Torre Galatea, adjacent to the Teatro Museo. Salvador Dal� died on January 23, 1989 in Figueres from heart failure with respiratory complications.