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Israel - Medal - "Tisha BeAv" - 1961 - Silver 935
Israel – Medal – "Tisha BeAv" – 1961 – Silver 935
Obverse: bears Hebrew quotation from Song of Songs, "Behold, He Standeth Behind our Wall", around the edge, and an quotation from Yalkut Shimoni in center, with Menorah. devices below: "Behind the Western Wall of the Temple, Which Will Never be Destroyed".
Reverse a bas-relief of wailing Jews in mourning during the 9th of Av fast, with legend in Hebrew around (quotation from dirges/lamentations recited on the occasion): "On this Night Will my Children Cry and Lament | Tisha Be’Av".
Silver weight: 23.75 grams, 33.25 mm