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State Medal - Bar Kochba

Location Israel
Year 1960
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Composition Silver (.935)
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Obverse script Hebrew, Latin
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Reverse description The central field features an incuse rectangular form containing a relief depiction of a bound bundle of papyri documents with visible writing, and a contemporary Bar Kokhba coin shown in the lower center. The surrounding border legend is divided between ancient Hebrew script in the upper arc reading 'Shimon, President of Israel', Latin script along the right arc reading 'BAR KOKHBA WAR 132-135 C.E.', and Hebrew script along the left and lower arc reading 'The War of Bar Kokhba' with Hebrew dates, followed by 'Shimon, President of Israel' in Hebrew.
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Reverse lettering BAR KOKHBA WAR 132-135 C.E. שמעון נשיא ישראל מלחמת בר כוכבא ג'תתצא-ג'תתצד
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