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| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Token |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a paratrooper in high relief, helmet in hand, gazing upward before the stones of the Western Wall, with an Israeli flag bearing the Star of David flowing behind him. The design is based on David Rubinger's iconic 1967 photograph. Hebrew legend above in the field reads the biblical quote from Samuel II, with the English translation SWIFTER THAN EAGLES along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation logo — a Menorah within a circle — at top center, with bilingual dedication text in Hebrew and English in the central field. The issuer name appears in Hebrew and English around the periphery, flanked by stars, with the dual date 2006 / תשס״ז in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Hebrew/Latin |
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