State Medal - Valour
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Pièces et médailles du gouvernement israélien Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1959 |
| Composition | Miedź |
| Weight | 134 g |
| Diameter | 59 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 338421 |
| References | ICMC# 15001590 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
(en) Valour 1958
Series: Country is born
Obverse
Po prawej stronie, emblemat armii, miecz opleciony przez gałązkę oliwną, wyrażający gotowość do wojny i dążenie do "pokoju w twoich murach" (Ps 122:7), znajduje się wokół krawędzi w półkolu w języku hebrajskim i angielskim.
Scripts: hebrajski, łaciński
Lettering:
PEACE BE WITH THY WALLS
יהי שלום בחילך
Psalms CXXII/7
תהלים קכב/ז
Designers: Gerd Rothschild (גרד רוטשילד), Zeev Lipman
Reverse
Po prawej stronie płaskorzeźba Ryczącego Lwa upamiętniająca bohaterstwo Josepha Trumpeldora i jego kolegów z Tel Hai. Po lewej stronie znajduje się napis w języku hebrajskim: "Dla budowniczych każdy miał swój miecz przypasany do boku" (Nehemia 4:12). Napis w języku angielskim znajduje się po lewej stronie. Źródło, wokół obręczy po prawej stronie.
Scripts: hebrajski, łaciński
Lettering:
והבונים איש חרבו אסורים על מתניו
נחמיה ד/יב
FOR THE BUILDERS EVERY ONE HAD HIS SWORD BY HIS SIDE
NEHEMIAH IV/12
Designers: Gerd Rothschild (גרד רוטשילד), Zeev Lipman
Edge
(en) On the copper medals: The State emblem and the words: State of Israel" in Hebrew and to the left of the emblem. On bronze medals of 59 mm. and 35 mm. diameter, and on Silver medals of 59 mm. diameter, the State emblem and the words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and in English, with the exception of 500 Silver medals of 59 mm. diameter numbered 0511-1010, the State emblem in the frame and the inscription "State of Israel" in Hebrew, to the left of the emblem, and the English to the right. On Silver medals of 35 mm 19900 the State emblem and the words "State of Israel" only in Hebrew to the left of the emblem with the balance in Hebrew and in English. The Silver medals bear "Silver 935" in Hebrew and "Sterling" on the medals minted by Hecht.
Scripts: hebrajski, łaciński
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל BRONZE ארד
Mint
Kretschmer Mint, Jerusalem, IsraelComments
(en)
Valor - State Medal, 5718-1958 An old people, clad in uniforms nondescript, Waging a young war In rags and tatters climbs the column, Clutching rifles for dear life Up the rocky hillside summit Dodging sniper bullets. An old people clinging hard to a land which In its bowels, on shards long decayed Kept its ancient name The land but yesterday redeemed by young pioneers An old people, but as the flames of battle Light up the face of the fallen. The face of a young lad. (Freely translated from NATHAN ALTERMAN's "DURING THAT WINTER") On the Tenth Anniversary of the War of Independence during which the establishment of the State was proclaimed and Israel's Defence Forces were formed, the Israel Government Coins and Metals Corporation issued a special State medal to commemorate the valour of the Children of Israel in their homeland.
This medal, the second struck by the State in the year of it's 10th anniversary, was intended to signalize the gallantry of those who fought to establish a free and independent Israel.
It was issued in a simple cardboard box with a black plastic display in leather optic. Some versions also had a 4 page leaflet with information about the medals. Struck in three versions, one in copper and two in silver (30mm and 60mm). Contrary to the other versions of this medal, the large 60mm version was struck in 1962.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1959) | 57 437 | ||||||||||||||
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