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Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30865 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $20 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Golden "Volunteer" pin of IDF Northern Regional Command, awarded to volunteers who assisted with organizing the emergency supply depots after the
1973 Yom Kippur war; size: 36.5mm; weight: 5.25g. The badge was awarded in a silver-finish for those who volunteered twice and in gold (as here) for those
who volunteered multiple times.
Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30866 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $25 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Momento tallion of the elite "Shaked" reconnaisance battalion ("Sayeret Shaked") of the IDF's Southern Regional Command, minted on what appears to be a
1960's-70's half-Lira coin planchet with milled rim; size: 30mm; weight: 11.7g. Obverse bears the then-contemporary winged emblem of the unit with the Hebrew legend
"Only those who know to defend their freedom are worthy of it". On reverse, the original shield-shaped fox emblem of the force. Established in 1955 and originally known
as "Unit 424"; partially disbanded in 1974, formally disbanded in 1979 and then reconstituted in 1981.
Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30867 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $40 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Keychain token of appreciation from the Israeli Air Force: "To Yoel In Appreciation, from the Unit 27.4.1967" with a "Mirage" fighter on obverse and
emblem of the IAF on reverse; size (tallion): 35x40.5mm; weight: 26.45. The modest momento may be in connected to the events of 7 April, when there arose
a series of air confrontations between the Israeli and Syrian airforces, with the Syrians losing 6 Mig-21's in the clashes.

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