State Medal - Menachem Begin
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1992 |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | 60 g |
| Diameter | 50 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 552121 |
| References | ICMC# 25206508 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
Menachem Begin
Series: Made their Mark
Obverse
Portrait of Menachem Begin. Along the circumference is the caption "Commander of the Irgun Zvai Leumi, Prime Minister of the Government of Israel". To the right of the portrait is the sentence 'After my death I hope that I will be remembered, above all, as the person who prevented a civil war", and his signature in Hebrew and English. The dates 5673-5752.
Script: Hebrew
Lettering:
מפקד הארגון הצבאי הלאומי, ראש ממשת ישראל
אחרי מותי אני מקווה שאזכר, מעל לכל, כמי שמנע מלחמת אחים
מ. בגין
תרע"ג-תשנ"ב
Engraver: Tidhar Dagan (תדהר דגן)
Designers: Ronit Salomon, Sharon Berman
Reverse
Star of David and dove emerging from the left side of the star, breaking a steel chain. To the left of the star is the Hebrew inscription "freedom fighters hate war" and the name Menachem Begin in Hebrew. In English, the words "PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL.COMMANDER OF THE IRGUN.1913-1992".
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL. COMMANDER OF THE IRGUN. 1913-1992
לוחמי חופש הם שונאי מלחמה
מנחם בגין
Engraver: Tidhar Dagan (תדהר דגן)
Designer: Oswald Adler
Edge
State emblem with the words "STATE OF ISRAEL" in Hebrew on the right and in English on the left and serial number. Bronze/tombac medal - "BRONZE" in Hebrew and English; Silver medal - "S 999.9" in Hebrew and English; gold medal - "G-916.6" in Hebrew and English.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל 999.9 S
Mint
Moshe Hecht, Tel Aviv, IsraelComments
Begin was born in Brisk, Lithuania (then part of Poland) on August 16, 1913. In the Betar youth movement, he met and was deeply impressed by Ze'ev Jabotinsky, founder of the Jewish Legion in World War I and organizer of the Haganah defense to protect Jerusalem's Jews. Begin studied law at the University of Warsaw. At the outbreak of World War II, he worked feverishly to save Jews, was imprisoned by the Russians and was sentenced to eight years in Siberia. Freed after the Nazi invasion, he served in the Free Polish Army and thus arrived in Israel in 1942. He became head of the Etzel resistance in 1943, founded the Herut, Gahal and Mahal parties, and was elected Prime Minister in 1977. He died on March 9, 1992.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1992) | 1 648 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 142.55
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Actual silver weight: 1.927 oz
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