Medal awarded in Israel

Object | Accession Number: 1991.147.1.1

Date: 1968 (creation)
Geography: creation : Jerusalem
Language: English
Hebrew
Classification: Awards
Category: Medals
Object Type: Medals, Israeli (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Monya Adam

Physical Description: Medal awarded to Monya Adam in 1968 for his work in the communication centers of the Haganah during World War II. Embossed on the front, "Israel 20th Anniversary 1948-1968," with a menorah and "20" over "Israel" in Hebrew. On the back "In memory of the great days of the Gideonites," with a depiction of a ship passing through barbed wire. Designed by Yitzhak Pugacz (front) and Dodo Shenhav (back) and engraved and minted by Kretschmer.
Dimensions: overall : 2.320 diam. x 0.200 in. (5.893 diam. x 0.508 cm.)
Materials: overall : metal
Contributor: Artist: Dodo Shenhav
Artist: Yitzhak Pugacz
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Monya Adam.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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