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State Medal - First Clandestine Immigrants, 30th Anniversary
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a relief map of the Mediterranean and Black Sea basin in the central field, with converging lines indicating the sea routes taken by clandestine immigrant ships toward the Israeli coastline. The Hebrew dates תרצ"ד-תשכ"ד and Gregorian dates "1934-1964" are engraved in the field. A bilingual legend in Hebrew and English around the rim reads "30th Anniversary of First Immigrant Runners." |
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| Obverse lettering | שלושים שנה לראשית ההעפלה תרצ"ד-תשכ"ד 1934 - 1964 30th ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST IMMIGRANT RUNNERS |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a blockade-running immigrant ship breaking bow-first through a barbed wire fence that spans the field, symbolizing the British naval blockade of the Palestinian coast. Below, a group of welcoming figures stand on the shore with arms raised in greeting. In the lower exergue, a bilingual inscription in Hebrew and English cites a passage from Deuteronomy (1:41). |
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