Seven Cast Copper and Brass medals each featuring different historic events and organizations in Israel.
(Starting From Top right)
1-2. Two Keren Kayemet LeYisrael- Jewish National Fund medals dated, 1902-1972 displaying a operated tractor backhoe excavating at front and a sky view of a forest at the back with a biblical phrase from the book of Leviticus " For the land is mine written in Hebrew and English
3. A Liberation of Jerusalem medal displaying the Tower of David in different design patterns on both sides dated 7.VI.1967 at the front and Jerusalem City of Peace prominently written at the back in English.
4. An Israel Liberation medal similar to the back of an early roman coin displaying a conquest of Israel at center. "Judea captive 70 C.E." is written on the upper and lower edge in Hebrew and English. On reverse a scene of a Jewish farmer planting and a mother swinging her child flanking a date palm tree with the words "Israel Liberated 1948" written on both edges in Hebrew and English
5. A Jerusalem Liberation Medal depicting a scene of the old city landscape overlooking the Western wall and Jerusalem of Gold displayed at the top of the scenic view. Encircling the center a biblical phare is written "Take Oath that Jerusalem shall never be returned to strangers" in Hebrew on the inner circle and English on the outer edges. A second phrase is displayed on the lower edges " The liberators before battle" in Hebrew and English with a date of 7.6.67.
6. A medal featuring the Knesset on one side with an Israeli seal in the upper corner, and displayed on reverse is an scenic view of the city of Jerusalem form a hill top view.
7. A medal made in Commemoration of hundredth anniversary of the birth of Sabato Morais with a depiction of his face is impressed on the front with the dates of his lifespan on the lower edge 1823/5583- 1897/5658. On reverse the commemoration is written in English " In Commemoration of the hundredth Anniversary of Sabato Morias, Minister of the K.K. Mikve Israel in the city of Philadelphia 1851-1897. Founder of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America".
Diameter of all the medals are approximately 6cm
Great Condition
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