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Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30837 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $40 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Israel: cast early version of IDF emblem hat badge, circa. 1948-early 1950s; not maker-marked; weight: 12.9g. The badge bears a two-pronged
malleable pin backing, and would have been worn on Hitelmacher hats or briefly on visored hats (until corps emblems replaced this generic army-wide
emblem).
Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30838 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $30 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Tunic pin of the 12th "Barak Battalion" of the Golani infantry brigade, circa. 1950s; size: 2.5 x 3.15cm; weight: 5.85g; not maker-marked.

Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30839 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $25 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Tunic pin of the 61st "Moriah Battalion" of the Eztioni Brigade, circa. 1960's; size: 2.5 x 3.6; weight: 3.6g; not maker-marked. The battalion is famous for
participating in the battle for the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and for its participation in the battle for Jerusalem in general (hence its emblem); disbanded
along with the Brigade after the war, in 1949. This probably a commemorative pin, most relevant circa. 1968 for the War's 25th anniversary.

Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30840 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $30 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Silvered-bronze medallion commemorating the period 1945-1948, circa. 1980s; size: 2.8 x 3.05; weight: 7.8g; not maker marked. Depicts the emblem of the IDF on
one side and the emblem of the State of Israel on the other, with the dates appearing on the side with the IDF's emblem: probably issued as a token of appreciation to
those who fulfilled a role in the covert establishment of the IDF in the years after the Second World War and prior to the establishment of the State. Per the design,
probably dates to 1980's, maybe for Israel's 40th Anniversary.

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