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State Medal - Sherman M-51
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Two Sherman M-51 tanks depicted in high relief advancing across rocky terrain, with clouds rendered in the upper field. The foreground features a large tank in detailed relief with its long-barreled gun prominent, while a second tank appears in smaller scale to the left. The legend in Hebrew and English appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | שרמן אם-51 M51 SHERMAN |
| Reverse description | A stylized ancient war chariot in high relief, depicting an armored archer drawing a bow whilst riding a galloping horse, evoking the period of the Kings of Israel. The Armored Corps emblem appears in the lower left field, with a two-line Hebrew legend above the English legend and biblical source reference in the lower exergue. |
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