Medal - Israel's 40th Anniversary
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1988 |
| Composition | Tombac |
| Weight | 98 g |
| Diameter | 59 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 552705 |
| References | ICMC# 15152595 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
Israel's 40th Anniversary
Series: Memorials & Commemorative
Obverse
The 40th Anniversary emblem, with a stylized menorah. Below, the world "Israel" in Hebrew, Latin and Arabic characters. Along the circumference, the words "ISRAEL'S 40th ANNIVERSARY" in Hebrew and English, separated by Stars of David
Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
ISRAEL'S 40th ANNIVERSARY
40
ISRAEL اسرائيل
ישראל
✡ 40 שנה למדינת ישראל ✡
Reverse
Along the circumference, the inscription "ERETZ ISRAEL WAS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE" (from the Declaration of Independence) with a Star of David at the end of the inscription. The same quotation in Hebrew in the center, with the date "5 lyar 5708-5748" in Hebrew and the years "1948-1988" below it.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
ISRAEL WAS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE JEWISH ERETZ PEOPLE ✡
בארץ
ישראל
קם העם
היהודי
ה' באייר תש"ח-תשמ"ח
1948-1988
Edge
State emblem; to the right, "STATE OF ISRAEL' in Hebrew and to the left in English with the serial number.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל BRONZE ארד
Mint
Moshe Hecht, Tel Aviv, IsraelComments
The State of Israel was not established in a day. For more than sixty years before its establishment, during the period of Ottoman rule and the British Mandate, hundreds of thousands of pioneers came to Eretz Israel from all parts of the Diaspora to work the land and made the desert bloom. They established settlements, kibbutzim and towns and laid the foundations for national independence and renewed Hebrew culture. "If you will, it is no legend," said Herzl more than 50 years before the State of Israel was proclaimed. The legend became a reality. On the 5th of lyar, 5708 (May 14, 1948), 1,878 years after the destruction of the Temple by the Romans, the National Council, headed by David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | 7 778 | ||||||||||||||
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