State Medal - Till Rocket
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Event medals |
| Year | 1962 |
| Composition | Silver (.935) |
| Weight | 118 g |
| Diameter | 59 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 535621 |
| References | ICMC# 26002591 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
Till Rocket
Series: Memorials & Commemorative
Obverse
A stylized design of the globe. From a launching pad, Israel, a rocket takes off, making its way upward towards the stars in the sky. To the left, the legend "There shall come a star out of Jacob", - Numbers 24:17, in English and Hebrew. "Israel's rockets" on the rim in English and Hebrew.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
דרך כוכב מיעקב
במדבר כ"ד, י"ז
There shall come a star out of Jacob
Designer: Jacob Zim
Reverse
Above, to the right, the State emblem. In the centre in English, "Presented to..." blank space left for the name of the recipient. Below, Ben-Gurion's signature in Hebrew, and the legend "David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister".
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
Presented to
David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister
Designer: Jacob Zim
Edge
All medals are numbered
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL מדינת ישראל Sterling כסף 935
Mint
Moshe Hecht, Tel Aviv, IsraelComments
The medal was issued for use by the Ministry of Defense.
In 1961, Israel successfully launched a meteorological rocket which was designed and launched by a group of Israeli scientists and technicians.
In launching the rocket Israel became the seventh member of an exclusive club of states having the capacity to launch rockets.
450 medals - Amnograph. 130 medals-Hecht.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1962 | 580 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Bullion value: USD 262.09
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Actual silver weight: 3.547 oz
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