Six Day War Victory Coin
1967
caption:
In the center, the emblem of the Israel Defense Forces, against a stylized star. Around the upper rim, between the trays of the star, the word “Israel” in Arabic, Hebrew and English. On the bottom rim, the numeral “10” and the Hebrew inscription “Israeli Lirot”. On the gold coin “100 Israeli Lirot”.
Identifer: CJF-RFC2015265
Medium
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Collection
Israel Defense Forces
Description
The Victory Coin was issued to mark the victory of the Israel Defense Forces in the Six Day War, June 5-11, 1967.
“Those were days of awesome splendor,” said Prime Minister Levi Eshkol to the Knesset on June 2, 1967. “Our nation will remember them for generations. They were days to uplift man and his spirit, the entire nation was marshaled to fight for its life and hopes. Every man knew his duty; he carried out his assignment; attended to his post. Thus, victory was ours!”
Designer:
Obverse – Zvi Narkiss
Reverse - Rothschild and Lippman (“Roli”).
Mintage
Metal m.m. Quantity
Silver/900 37 234,506
Silver/935 37 50,420
Gold/916.6 33 9,004
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