The Widow’s mite is A Replica of an ancient coin dating back 2000 years to the time of Jesus. The coin is mentioned in the New testament.
In the year 33 A.D Jesus and the disciples pilgrim to the temple of Jerusalem. As Jesus is sitting in the temple he points to a poor widow
who gives the temple priests the little money she has. Jesus says she is a true person of giving because she shares the little she has. This
is a powerful message of the spiritual importance of giving and sharing.
Coin features A Phoenician Anchor on one side & A 8 Star sign on the other. Archeologists agree the coin was first minted by A Judean
King called Alexander Yanai in the Hasmonian period 1st Century B.C but was still in circulation first century A.D