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Medal - Sinai Campaign Battle for the Mitla Pass
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is divided vertically into two registers: on the left, a four-line Hebrew legend with the date 29.10.1956 below, and beneath it a shield bearing a winged serpent emblem of the Israeli Paratroopers Brigade; on the right, three paratroopers advancing in high relief with Dakota transport aircraft and descending parachutists depicted above them in the upper field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts three Israeli soldiers in a desert landscape in high relief, based on a period photograph taken on 30 October 1956 during the Sinai Campaign; above the scene is the Israeli Paratroopers wings badge in relief, and a curved Hebrew legend runs along the upper portion of the field. |
| Reverse script | Hebrew |
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