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State Medal - Bar Kochba
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 1960 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The central field features an incuse irregular form evoking the mouth of a cave, with a panoramic relief of the Judaean Hills in the background and a rope ladder descending along the right side; in the foreground, two figures are depicted at the cave entrance, one assisting the other. A two-line Hebrew legend appears above in the upper field, and the English legend 'EXPEDITION TO THE JUDAEAN DESERT CAVES' with the date '1960' is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Hebrew, Latin |
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| Reverse script | Arabic, Hebrew, Latin |
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