State Medal - Shot-Kal, Centurion
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Military medals |
| Year | 2003 |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 93 g |
| Diameter | 50 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 557577 |
| References | ICMC# 21500500 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
Sh'ot Kal - Centurion
Series: Tanks that Made History Series
Obverse
The Shot-Kal in motion along mountainous terrain; the words “SHOT-KAL” are inscribed along the lower section in Hebrew and English, as well as “CENTURION”.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
שוט-קל
SHOT-KAL
(CENTURION)
Engraver: Tidhar Dagan (תדהר דגן)
Designer: Eliezer Weishoff
Reverse
A war chariot from the period of Israel’s Kings with the words and source in Hebrew and English “Chariots of Salvation”, “Habakkuk 8”; the Armored Corps emblem appears in the lower part of the medal.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
מרכבותיך
ישועה
CHARIOTS OF SALVATION
Habakkuk חבקוק
Engraver: Tidhar Dagan (תדהר דגן)
Designer: Eliezer Weishoff
Edge
State emblem with the words "STATE OF ISRAEL" inscribed in Hebrew on the right and in English on the left; the serial number and the type of metal.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל STERLING 925 כסף
Mint
Moshe Hecht, Tel Aviv, IsraelComments
Just as the Israeli Air Force controls the skies of the country and protects from above, the Armored Corps ensures ground protection. This series of medals is dedicated to the Armored Corps and salutes “the soldier in the tank” – the tens of thousands of men and women who have served and fought in the Armored Corps since the establishment of the State of Israel. The Armored Corps added the British Centurion Tank to its ranks in 1959 and renamed it “Shot”. Some 300 Shot Tanks participated in the Six Day War and over 1,000 of them in the Yom Kippur War, serving as the backbone of combat in the Golan Heights and advancing into Egypt after curbing the Egyptian forces in the Sinai, Shot-Kal tanks also participated in Operation Peace for the Galilee.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (2003) | Hebrew Year 5763 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Bullion value: USD 187.39
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Actual silver weight: 2.766 oz
Current silver price: 67.75 USD/oz (see silver price 
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