Medal Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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The reverse has a replica of Kosso Elul’s “Eternal Light”, burning inside the Memorial Shrine of Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. From the eternal light a large flame bursts forth. Around the rim is part of a verse from Isaiah (56:5) “I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be destroyed”, in Hebrew and in English.
Identifer: CJF-RFC2015062
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This medal was issued by the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation, Ltd. in 1963 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Ghetto Uprising. It was designed by Moshe Zippar and engraved by Kretschmer. It was issued in bronze, tombac and silver and is 59 mm in diameter. The bronze version was issued with several different variations. The bronze medals were minted by the Kretschmer Mint and the Zechovoy Mint. The tombac medals were minted by the Kretschmer Mint and the Hecht Mint. The silver medals were minted by the Kretschmer Mint, the Zechovoy Mint and the Hecht Mint.
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