Medal - 50th Jubilee of the Exodus of Iraqi Jews
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 2001 |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 85 g |
| Diameter | 50 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 560953 |
Commemorative issue
50th Jubille of the Exodus of Iraqi Jews
Obverse
The number "50" with the lower half of the number "5" resembling an airlift, a reminder of the arrival of the Iraqi Jews "on the wings of eagles" and on either side, the years 1951 and 2000.
To the right of the airlift, appears a group of Olim against a background of tents.
In the upper left, around the border, the inscription "Jubilee of the Exodus of Iraqi Jews" in Hebrew and to the right, the inscription in English. In the lower border, the inscription in Arabic.
Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
50
1951 2001
יובל לעליית יהודי עירק
JUBILEE OF THE EXODUS OF IRAQI JEWS
خمسون عاماً لهجرة يهود العراق
Engraver: Menachem Laski
Designer: Aharon Shevo
Reverse
Drawing of the Iraqi landscape with palm trees and rivers (symbolizing the Tigris and the Euphrates).
To the right, the image of one of the sages of Babylon with a Babylonian Talmud open in front of him.
To the left, the biblical quotation "on the banks of the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and cried, as we remembered Zion".
Script: Hebrew
Lettering:
על נהרות
בבל
שם ישבנו
גם בכינו
בזכרנו את
ציון
התלמוד
הבבלי
Engraver: Menachem Laski
Designer: Aharon Shevo
Mint
State Mint (Monetăria Statului), Bucharest, Romania (1870-date)Comments
Presentation Folder by: Boris (Dov) Rabinovitz.
In the wake of the establishment of the State of Israel, most of the Jews of Iraq made their way to Israel, guided by the Zionist Movement that was formed in Iraq.
Once in Israel, the Iraqi immigrants suffered harsh conditions of absorption. Efforts towards progress in education and economy that had been made in Iraq, prior to their Aliyah, came to a standstill and the Iraqi immigrants were housed in the transit camps (ma'abarot), barracks and tents.
Nevertheless, the Iraqi Olim successfully became integrated and prominent in the Israeli society, in all the domains of life. They were active in the politics, economy and culture of the young State. Today, there is a strong presence of Iraqi Olim in academic circles, law, trade and management, medicine and security. Many well-known writers, artists and reputed media personalities are of Iraqi origin.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
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