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State Medal - Masada
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | The field features a bold relief of the Masada mesa rising from its base, with traces of the Roman siege works visible at the foot of the rock. Above the mountain, the Hebrew legend from Elazar Ben Yair's speech dominates the upper field in large stylized letters, with the English translation curving along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | בני חורין נשאר WE SHALL REMAIN FREE MEN |
| Reverse description | The central field bears a circular shield-like device filled with interlocking stylized Hebrew letters forming the inscription 'Masada shall not fall again', their tower-like forms evoking a fortress. The English legend curves around the central device in the middle field, while the outer rim is encircled by a continuous frieze of figures depicting armed soldiers and workers engaged in the excavation and restoration of Masada. |
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