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Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30630 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $30 : יתלחתה ריחמ
Israel: Six-Day War commemorative tallion depicting archetypal image of the Old City of Jerusalem with Hebrew legend "Jerusalem of Gold" and date
"5-11.VI.1967"; on reverse, quotation "If I forget thee O Jerusalem may my right hand lose its cunning".
Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30631 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $30 : יתלחתה ריחמ
Israel: 1967 Six Day War victory commemorative medallion , privately-made cast issue; size: 34.5mm; weight: 15g; not maker-marked. Obverse depicts soldier
bearing the Israeli flag with legend in Hebrew and English "Israel's 6 Day War - 5.VI. - 10.VI.67" and Hebrew legend "Glory to the Israel Defense Forces". On reverse image
of defense minister, Moshe Dayan, against Star of David and olive branch, with legend in Hebrew and English "We Should Know How to Defend Our Country".
Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30632 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $12 : יתלחתה ריחמ
Israel: Participants pin of the International Bible Contest for Youth, circa. 1970's; size: 20.5 x 20.5mm; weight: 1.3g. The competition is held annually
as part of the country's Independence Day celebrations and the Youth contest, testing the participants' knowledge of the Tanach, is considered the most
prestigious.
Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30633 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $20 : יתלחתה ריחמ
Israel: uniface tallion commemorating an assembly of descendents of the Moldovan town of Orhei, 26 April 1978 (during Passover) in Israel, with image
of the Great Synagogue of the town; size: 30 x 34.5mm; weight: 11.5g. Prior to the Holocaust two-thirds of the town's population of c.30,000 were Jews.
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