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State Medal - Israel Museum
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The central field bears a multilingual inscription in Hebrew, English, and French in raised relief. The surrounding border features a stylized architectural design representing the museum buildings, with decorative foliate sprigs visible at the sides and top of the inner field. |
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| Obverse script | Hebrew/Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed relief representation of a stone seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) discovered in a 2nd-century C.E. synagogue at Tiberias, occupying the lower portion of the field. The branches are composed of stylized open pomegranates with recessed oil containers visible at their tops, set against a textured stone-like background with a plain upper field. |
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