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Israel – Operation Jonathan, State Medal, 1976 – Silver 935, 115g , 59 mm On June 27, 1976, terrorists took over an "Air France" plane,…
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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 – Valour 1958 – Silver 935, 115g, 59mm An old people, clad in uniforms nondescript, waging a young war in rags and tatters climbs…
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Israel – The Knesset , State Medal, 1971 – Silver 935, 115g, 59mm At the very height of the War of Independence, the people were…
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Israel – Rothschild Medal 1966 – Silver 986, 40g, 45mm Baron Edmond (Abraham Benjamin) de Rothschild, scion of the famous banking family, was born in…
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Israel – 6 silver medals of the government company for coins and medals – silver, 155g
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Israel – Two silver medals made in honor of Israel’s 10th anniversary – "Galata Judah" 1958 – UNC – Silver, 60g, 35mm The consequences of…
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Israel – Pair of Keren Hayesod medals – 1970 – Silver 925, 47g, 45mm Keren Hayesod, the United Israel Appeal, was established as the chief…
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Israel – a collection of 4 different silver medals of the government company for coins and medals – silver, 187g
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Israel – a collection of 4 different silver medals of the government company for coins and medals – silver
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Lot #62
$70
Israel – Operation Jonathan, State Medal, 1976 – Silver 935, 115g , 59 mm On June 27, 1976, terrorists took over an "Air France" plane,…
$70
Read moreLot #63
$70
Israel – Hebrew University State Medal 1965 – Silver 935, 155g, 59mm The Hebrew University in Jerusalem was the first to be established in Palestine.…
$70
Read moreLot #64
$70
Israel – Valour 1958 – Silver 935, 115g, 59mm An old people, clad in uniforms nondescript, waging a young war in rags and tatters climbs…
$70
Read moreLot #65
$70
Israel – The Knesset , State Medal, 1971 – Silver 935, 115g, 59mm At the very height of the War of Independence, the people were…
$70
Read moreLot #66
$40
Israel – Rothschild Medal 1966 – Silver 986, 40g, 45mm Baron Edmond (Abraham Benjamin) de Rothschild, scion of the famous banking family, was born in…
$40
Read moreLot #68
$90
Israel – 6 silver medals of the government company for coins and medals – silver, 155g
$90
Read moreLot #69
$30
Israel – Two silver medals made in honor of Israel’s 10th anniversary – "Galata Judah" 1958 – UNC – Silver, 60g, 35mm The consequences of…
$30
Read moreLot #70
$60
Israel – Pair of Keren Hayesod medals – 1970 – Silver 925, 47g, 45mm Keren Hayesod, the United Israel Appeal, was established as the chief…
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Read moreLot #71
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Israel – a collection of 4 different silver medals of the government company for coins and medals – silver, 187g
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Read moreLot #72
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Israel – a collection of 4 different silver medals of the government company for coins and medals – silver
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Israel - Group of 3 silver medals on the theme of Masada, "Freemen remain" -...
Israel – Group of 3 silver medals on the theme of Masada, "Freemen remain" – 45mm 47g s935, 30mm 26g s935, 26mm 11g s925
Masada was built by Jonathan the Hasmonean atop a steep rocky precipice rising 450 meters above the Dead Sea. Herod added to the building and had it converted into a strong fortification. During the great revolt against the Romans, the last of the Zealots found refuge there after the fall of Jerusalem. They numbered 960 fighters, women and children headed by Elazar ben Yair. For three years they managed to hold out against the Roman armies who besieged them. When they concluded that all hope was lost, they set fire to the fortifications and committed suicide. On the first day of Passover in the year 73 C.E., two women-survivors told the conquerors all that happened and Josephus Flavius repeated it in his book "The War of the Jews against the Romans". The final emotional speech by Elazar ben Yair: "Our hands are not yet tied, they are holding spears. Let them be our final salvation. Let us die before we become the slaves of our enemies. We leave the world of the living, we, our women and children, as free people.") In the years before the State was established, Masada, which became a symbol of Jewish heroism, served as a pilgrim’s shrine for youth and for "Haganah" members who took the oath: "Masada will not fall again". At the end of the War for Independence, the Israeli flag was raised atop Masada, and soon thereafter extensive excavations began there. Remnants of the wall were excavated and restored, as were towers and gates, the palace, baths. living quarters, storage places, the synagogue and water cisterns. The excavations also brought to light potsherds, weapons, coins, scrolls. Around the mountain there are still signs of the might of Rome, military camps, etc. On the west side are the remnants of the ramparts built by the conquerors.