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ISRAEL: AR medal (30g), ND (1962), Unc

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ISRAEL: AR medal (30g), ND (1962), Unc
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ISRAEL: AR medal (30g), ND (1962), ICMC-25020350, 25mm .935 silver medal by Gerd Rothschild & Zeev Lipman for the Israel Liberation 1948; center within a deep circular incuse, a palm tree, at right, a man planting a tree, on the left a woman joyfully holding a child aloft, around the top rim, the Hebrew inscription: "Israel Liberated, 5708", and at the bottom the identical inscription in English, Israel Liberated 1948 // within a circular incuse stands out a replica of a Roman coin issued by Vespasian commemorating his victory over Judea in the year 70 C.E. In the center of the coin, a palm tree having seven branches, bearing two clusters of fruit. To the left of the tree stands the Emperor in full armor, on his left sits a Hebrew woman, mourning. Around the rim of the Roman coin the Latin inscription: "ludaea Capta" (Judaea Captive). Below, the initials that stand for the words: "By order of the Senate" (S.C.) Round the rim of the medal, chains symbolizing captivity and the Hebrew inscription "Judea in Captivity 3830" and in English: "Judaea Captive, 70 C.E.", struck at the Kretschmer Mint, Jerusalem in antique finish, Unc. The consequences of the great Judean Revolt against Rome which began in 66 CE. had a dire effect upon Jewish history. All the valor and the fierce fanaticism of the defenders could not withstand the onslaughts of the Roman legions stationed locally and later reinforced by two additional legions drawn from the Danube legion and the auxiliary forces recruited from the nearby provinces. The Temple was destroyed in 70 CE. and Titus celebrated his victory.The Romans struck a special series of coins to commemorate the occasion known as the "Judea Capta" series, so named for the inscription on the coins "Judea in Captivity". The palm tree on the coins generally stands for Judea. At the side of the tree, a Jewish captive (a man or a woman), prizes of war, an image of the victorious Emperor, or other representatives.The "Liberation" medal was first issued by Israel in 1958 in connection with its Tenth Anniversary. The State Medal depicts the contrast - the destruction of the Temple versus the renewal of Jewish Independence in our time. A Hebrew farmer planting a sapling in place of a Jewish captive hand bound; a jubilant Hebrew mother holding her infant aloft instead of the sorrowful Jewish woman weeping for the destruction of her homeland.