Bidspirit 拍卖 | Israel – State Silver Medal

Israel – State Silver Medal “Exodus – The Ship That Won”, 1987 – Silver 935, Weight: 26 g, Diameter: 37 mm – Limited Mintage of Only 2,411 Pieces - Israel – State Silver Medal “Exodus – The Ship That Won”, 1987 – Silver 935, Weight: 26 g, Diameter: 37 mm – Limited Mintage of Only 2,411 Pieces Issue name: Exodus Year: 1987  Country: Israel Metal: Silver 935 Weight: 26 g Diameter: 37 mm Mintage: 2,411 pieces Description: State silver medal issued in 1987 on the theme “Exodus – The Ship That Won”. The medal commemorates the story of the immigrant ship “Exodus 1947”, which was seized by the British Navy on July 18, 1947, while carrying 4,530 Jewish immigrants. The Exodus affair became one of the central symbols of the Aliyah Bet movement and the struggle for the establishment of the Jewish state. Obverse: The immigrant ship Exodus, alongside the inscription “יציאת אירופה תש״ז 1947 Exodus” and the date 18.7.1947. Reverse: A clenched fist holding the Israeli flag and breaking through barbed wire separating the sea and the land, symbolizing the determined struggle of the immigrants for free immigration and the establishment of the State of Israel. Condition: Excellent. Includes capsule.