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E-Auction 84 27-28 May 2023
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Israel Bronze Medal "Jewish Volunteers in the British Forces" 1975 JE 5735
Bronze 97.97 g., 59 mm; By Rothschild & Lipman; Engraving by Kretschmer; Obv: In the center the verse: "Here am I, send me" (Isaiah 8:1) in Hebrew and English, and the Israeli flag raised on high. The inscription on the rim: "The Yishuv's Volunteers in the British Forces, 1939-1946" in Hebrew and English; Rev: In the center: "If a man means to kill you strike first" (Talmud Brachot 62). The Hebrew letters "chaf" and "lamed" appear like swords opposing each other. On the rim, the English translation of the above. On the right, the yellow badge forced on the Jews of Europe by the Germans; Number on the edge: 3023
Bronze 97.97 g., 59 mm; By Rothschild & Lipman; Engraving by Kretschmer; Obv: In the center the verse: "Here am I, send me" (Isaiah 8:1) in Hebrew and English, and the Israeli flag raised on high. The inscription on the rim: "The Yishuv's Volunteers in the British Forces, 1939-1946" in Hebrew and English; Rev: In the center: "If a man means to kill you strike first" (Talmud Brachot 62). The Hebrew letters "chaf" and "lamed" appear like swords opposing each other. On the rim, the English translation of the above. On the right, the yellow badge forced on the Jews of Europe by the Germans; Number on the edge: 3023