"Franz Kafka" State Medal
		this is totally random - the text below is an email message i receivied on 8/23/99, out of the blue. i suppose they just did a search to find people who ran kafka webpages, thinking that they would be the people most interested in purchasing this coin. i didn't, but i thought it was something that visitors to my site might be interested in- or at least interested in knowing about. i think it's good that kafka is getting this kind of national recognition, but i kind of question it, too. i mean, how do you think he would have felt about it? anyway, here you go; take it or leave it: >  Subject: Kafka Medal >  Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:51:49 +0300 >  From: "IGCMC" >  To: >  >  >  The Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation is proud to announce the >  relase of the "Franz Kafka" State Medal, 3rd in the "Jewish Contributors to >  World Culture Series". >  >  The medal is available in 14K Gold, Pure Silver, and Bronze. >  >  For more information and to order via our secure internet shopping center, >  visit: http://iis.virtual.co.il/cgi-win/coins.exe and click on the "Latest >  Issues" button. >  >  Sincerely yours, >  Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp. Ltd. >  www.coins.co.il >  medals@coins.co.il [ home | back to my kafka index ] [ my views on things | stupid stories | fun things to do | links galore ]
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