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State Medal - Liberation
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Period | 20th century |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a woman holding grain and a man holding a shovel, flanking a tall date palm in high relief, evoking themes of agricultural renewal and nationhood. A circular legend in Hebrew and Latin surrounds the central design, with small six-pointed stars distributed around the inner border. The date in Hebrew and the city name appear in the lower field below the central scene. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces the celebrated Judaea Capta motif inspired by the Roman sestertius of Vespasian (71 A.D.), depicting captive Jewish figures beneath a date palm in high relief, with the Latin legend IVDAEA CAPTA flanking the palm and S·C in the exergue. A chain-link border encircles the central scene, and the Hebrew legend arcs above along the outer rim. A Hebrew date appears below in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | גלתה יהודה IVDAEA CAPTA S C תל`א (Translation: `Judea in exile` or `Judea was exiled`.) |
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