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State Medal - A.M.X. Tank

Features

Location Israel
Issuing entity Israel Government Coins and medals Corp.
Period State of Israel (1948-date)
Type Commemorative medals
Year 2003
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 93 g
Diameter 50 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
557579
References ICMC# 21471500
Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com)

Commemorative issue

A.M.X. Tank

Series: Tanks that Made History Series

Obverse

The AMX tank in motion along mountainous terrain; the inscription AMX 13 appears in Hebrew and in English along the bottom section of the medal.

Scripts: Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
אי-אם-אקס 13
AMX 13

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, Israel

Comments

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 AMX-13 tanks were purchased from France in 1955-56 and participated in the Sinai Campaign, advancing to the Suez Canal. Battalions of AMX-13 tanks fought on all fronts during the Six Day Way. They broke through the Syrian line in the north, opened an access route to the Golan Heights and defended positions along the Gaza Strip.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (2003)  Hebrew Year 5763

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Actual silver weight: 2.766 oz
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