Palestine (Ottoman) 20 Paras (Consum Marke) 1880-1917 Bank of the Temple Society (Centralcasse des Tempels). PCGS AU55

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Certification details

PCGS Certification number: 44660149

Grade: AU55

Nominal value: 20 Paras

Year: 1880

Mintage: 2500000

Name: (1880-1917) 20 Paras Haffner CC-13A Centralcasse

Country: Palestine

Material: Brass

Major Variety: Haffner CC-13A

Catalog Number: PCGS 542264

PCGS Catalog Number: 542264

1880-1917, Palestine (Ottoman), Templar Society. Brass 20 Paras Token. PCGS AU55


Mint Period: ca. 1880
Denomination: 20 Para Token (Consum Marke)
Reference: Judaic tokens & medals CC-13A. Rare!
Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as AU-55!
Issuer: Bank of the Temple Society (Centralcasse des Tempels)
Area of Circulation: Haifa, Jaffa & Jerusalem in the Ottoman Palestine (today´s State of Israel)
Weight: ca 1.5gm
Material: Brass
Diameter: 20mm

Obverse: Plough within inner circle.
Legend: * CENTRAL CASSE DES TEMPELS

Reverse: Large value numeral (20) surrounded by legend.
Legend * CONSUM MARKE


The German Templer Society emerged in Germany during the mid-nineteenth century, with its roots in the Pietist movement of the Lutheran Church, and in its history a legacy of preceding centuries during which various Christian groups undertook to establish what they saw as the perfect Christian religion in preparation for Christ's promised return. The movement was founded by Christoph Hoffmann [1815-1885], who believed that humanity’s salvation lay in the gathering of God's people in a Christian community. He also believed that the second coming of Christ was imminent, and that according to Biblical prophecy it would take place in Jerusalem, where God's people were to gather as a symbol of the rebuilding of the temple. He established a number of German Templer colonies in Palestine.

Hoffmann’s thinking was inspired by the 1st century Christian community and based on Matthew’s Gospel in regard to Old Testament prophecies and their relevance to the coming of Jesus Christ. Hoffmann also believed that these "prophecies concerned mainly the founding of the Kingdom of God on earth."


The German Templer colonies in Palestine were the settlements established in Ottoman Palestine and Mandatory Palestine by the German Pietist Templer movement in the late 19th and early 20th century. During and shortly after World War II, these colonies were depopulated, and its German residents deported to Australia.

At its height, the Templer community in Palestine numbered 2,000.

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