State Medal - 20th Anniversary of the Ghetto Uprising
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Pièces et médailles du gouvernement israélien Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1963 |
| Composition | Tombak |
| Weight | 120 g |
| Diameter | 59 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 180259 |
| References | ICMC# 15023592 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
(en) 20th Anniversary of the Ghetto Uprising
Series: Memorials & Commemorative
Obverse
(en) On the left, the figure of Mordechai Anilewitz, the Commander of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, on a background of the ruins of the House of Israel. (The figure is based on the statue created by Rappaport, erected at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai). Around the rim, to the right, the inscription in Hebrew and in English: 'The Ghetto Uprisings - 20th Anniversary, 5703-5723" and the English date "1943-1963".
Scripts: hebrajski, łaciński
Lettering:
עשרים שנה למרד הגטאות תש"ג תשכ"ג
THE GHETTO UPRISINGS 20TH ANNIVERSARY 1943-1963
Engraver: Kretschmer (קריצ'מר)
Designer: Moshe Zippar
Reverse
(en) A replica of Kosso Elul's "Eternal Light", burning inside the Memorial Shrine of Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. From the eternal light a flame bursts forth covering the surface of the medal. Around the rim, part of a verse from Isaiah (56:5) "I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be destroyed", in Hebrew and English.
Scripts: hebrajski, łaciński
Lettering:
ונתתי להם יד ושם אשר לא יכרת
ישעיה נ'ו' ה'
I WILL GIVE THEM AN EVERLASTING NAME
ISAIAH 56.7
נר התמיד בהר הזכרון
Engraver: Kretschmer (קריצ'מר)
Designer: Moshe Zippar
Edge
(en) The State emblem and the words: "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English. The silver medals bear the word "Silver 935" in Hebrew and "Sterling" in English, on those medals minted by Kretschmer and Zechovoy. Those minted by Hecht have "Silver".
Scripts: hebrajski, łaciński (kursywa)
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל BRONZE ארד
Mints
| Kretschmer Mint, Jerusalem, Israel | |
| Moshe Hecht, Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| Zechovoy (צחובוי תעשיית מדליות וסמלים), Holon, Israel |
Comments
(en)
On Wednesday evening, April 19, 1943, the eve of Passover 5703, the "Jewish Resistance Organization" launched an armed rebellion within the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazi horde, who in turn, moved armor and tanks, infantry and artillery to destroy the last remnant of the Jewish community. The revolt inside the totally isolated ghetto by a suffering people deprived of any defense, was an event unparalleled in the history of bravery and tragedy. Nothing equals the extent, purpose and origin of the revolt in the Warsaw Ghetto. It has been bequeathed to mankind as one of the most frightful epics of courage and self-sacrifice history has ever known. The resistance of the Jewish Underground among the Ghetto prisoners reached its climax here; it brought forth other uprisings and armed struggles within cities and town, death camps and partisans, active in forests.
Differences between medals:
1. Obverse - Kretschmer: The right arm of the statue is heavy. Zechovoy: The right arm of the statue is heavy. Hecht: The right arm of the statue is light.
2. Reverse - Kretschmer: The base of the right candle is full. Zechovoy: The base of the right candle is full. Hecht: The base of the right candle is empty.
3. Reverse - Kretschmer: The right candle does not reach the flame. Zechovoy: Part of the right candle reaches the flame. Hecht: The right candle does not reach the flame.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1963 | 1 145 | (en) Hecht Mint | |||||||||||||
| 1963 | 4 962 | (en) Kretschmer Mint | |||||||||||||
| 1963 | 3 020 | (en) Zechovoy Mint | |||||||||||||
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