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Lot #59
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Israel – Masada, State Medal – 1977 – Silver 935, 59mm, 115g Masada was built by Jonathan the Hasmonean atop a steep rocky precipice rising…
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Israel – Oil Refineries Medalת Official Award Medal – 1978 – 59mm, Silver 935, 115 g The foundations for the Haifa Refineries were laid by…
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Israel – Bar Kochba State Medal 1960 – Silver 935, 113g, 59mm In the spring of 1960, an archaeological study group from the Hebrew University…
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Israel – First Settlers Year silver medal 1963 – 59mm, Silver 935, 115g The year honoring the first settlers is officially known as: "Commemorating eighty…
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Israel – Zim Haifa, Official Award Medal – 1972 – Silver 935, 45mm, 40g The introduction of container ships into ZIM Maritime Services created a…
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Israel – Liberation, State Medal – 1958 – Silver 935, 61mm, 115g The consequences of the great Judean Revolt against Rome which began in 66…
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Israel – Bring my sons and daughters from the end of the earth silver medal – Silver 935, 116.35 g
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Israel – Medal, 30 years of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra – 1966 – Silver, 59 mm, 110 g
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Israel – Pablo Casals, Official award medal – 1961 – Silver 935, 59mm, 110g Pablo Casals (1876-1973) born in Catalonia, Spain, stood out, while still…
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Israel – Hebrew University State Medal 1965 – Silver 935, 155g, 59mm The Hebrew University in Jerusalem was the first to be established in Palestine.…
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Lot #59
$40
Israel – Masada, State Medal – 1977 – Silver 935, 59mm, 115g Masada was built by Jonathan the Hasmonean atop a steep rocky precipice rising…
$40
Read moreLot #60
$90
Israel – Oil Refineries Medalת Official Award Medal – 1978 – 59mm, Silver 935, 115 g The foundations for the Haifa Refineries were laid by…
$90
Read moreLot #61
$90
Israel – Bar Kochba State Medal 1960 – Silver 935, 113g, 59mm In the spring of 1960, an archaeological study group from the Hebrew University…
$90
Read moreLot #62
$90
Israel – First Settlers Year silver medal 1963 – 59mm, Silver 935, 115g The year honoring the first settlers is officially known as: "Commemorating eighty…
$90
Read moreLot #63
$70
Israel – Zim Haifa, Official Award Medal – 1972 – Silver 935, 45mm, 40g The introduction of container ships into ZIM Maritime Services created a…
$70
Read moreLot #65
$90
Israel – Liberation, State Medal – 1958 – Silver 935, 61mm, 115g The consequences of the great Judean Revolt against Rome which began in 66…
$90
Read moreLot #66
$120
Israel – Bring my sons and daughters from the end of the earth silver medal – Silver 935, 116.35 g
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Read moreLot #67
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Israel – Medal, 30 years of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra – 1966 – Silver, 59 mm, 110 g
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Read moreLot #68
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Israel – Pablo Casals, Official award medal – 1961 – Silver 935, 59mm, 110g Pablo Casals (1876-1973) born in Catalonia, Spain, stood out, while still…
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Read moreLot #69
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Israel – Hebrew University State Medal 1965 – Silver 935, 155g, 59mm The Hebrew University in Jerusalem was the first to be established in Palestine.…
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Israel - SHERMAN M-51 Tank, State Medal 2002 - Silver 925, 50mm, 93g
Israel – SHERMAN M-51 Tank, State Medal 2002 – Silver 925, 50mm, 93g
3rd in the “Tanks that Made History” Series
Just as the Israeli Air Force controls the skies of the country and protects from above, the Armored Corps ensures ground protection. This series of medals is dedicated to the Armored Corps and salutes “the soldier in the tank” – the tens of thousands of men and women who have served and fought in the Armored Corps since the establishment of the State of Israel. The various types of Sherman Tanks served the Israel Defense Forces from the War of Independence until after the Yom Kippur War. These were the M-3, M-50, M-1 and the Super Sherman Tanks that formed the primary force behind the Armored Corps’s success during the Sinai Campaign. These tanks led to the supremacy of the Armored Corps as the central core of ground conflict. In 1961, when the need to cope with new types of tanks arose, such as the T-54 that appeared following the Sinai Campaign, Sherman Tanks were fitted with a 105mm barrel. The tank was named the Sherman M-51. Additional changes were made, including a diesel engine for greater capacity, increasing Israel’s ability to cope with newer tanks used by the enemy. The Sherman M-51 tanks saw combat along all fronts of battle during the Six Day War (1967) and successfully destroyed Soviet-built T-55 tanks. They were also active in the Yom Kippur War (1973), in the Golan Heights and in the Sinai Desert, destroying more than 40 Soviet-built T-62 tanks. A model of the tank is displayed at the Latrun “Armed Corps Memorial Site.”
Obverse: Two Sherman Tanks in motion along mountainous terrain; “Sherman M-51” is inscribed along the lower section of the medal in Hebrew and English.
Reverse: A war chariot from the period of Israel’s Kings with the words and source in Hebrew and English “Chariots of Salvation”, “Habakkuk 8”; the Armored Corps emblem appears in the lower part of the medal.