State Gold Medal - Liberation 10th Anniversary of Independence
State Gold Medal - Liberation 10th Anniversary of Independence
€442,881.00
Location
Israel
Year
1958
Type
Medals/Commemorative
medals
Composition
Gold
Weight
15.07 g
Diameter
27 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Lettering Lettering: ISRAEL GOVERNMENT APPROVED ISSUE 1948 - 1958
Period
State of Israel
(1948-date)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Woman with grain and man with shovel with a palm tree in the center. Lettering around and below.
Obverse lettering
עשור לחרות ישראל
ISRAEL LIBERATA
ירושלים
תשי`ח (Translation: One translation of the first line in Hebrew reads - `Decade of freedom for Israel`. The Hebrew inscription under the palm tree reads `Jerusalem`.)
Obverse script
Hebrew, Latin
Reverse description
The image on the reverse portrays a side of the coin struck by Roman Emperor Vespasian in 71 A.D after victory against the Jewish revolt in Judea.
Reverse lettering
גלתה יהודה
IVDAEA CAPTA
S C
תל`א (Translation: Possible translations of the first line in Hebrew reads `Judea in exile` or `Judea was exiled`.)