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State Medal - Year in Honor of the First Settlers
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 1963-1967 |
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| Composition | Silver (.935) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large three-line Hebrew inscription in sunken relief occupying the center of the field, reading 'Israel pays homage to the First Ones,' flanked to the right by a raised relief of the State of Israel emblem (menorah with olive branches). The English legend 'ISRAEL IN HOMAGE TO THE FIRST ONES' runs along the lower rim in incuse lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | Israel in homage to the First Ones ישראל מכבדת הראשונים |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a pioneer farmer kneeling in swampland, planting a sapling amid reeds and water, evoking early Zionist land reclamation. To the right, a settlement with a water tower is visible in the background, accompanied by a four-line Hebrew scriptural inscription. The legend 'I WILL REMEMBER THE COVENANT OF THEIR ANCESTORS' curves along the left and lower rim in relief, with the source citation 'LEVITICUS 26:45' inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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