Medal Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Immigration Ship Exodus and its Treatment by the British

1987

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(English soldiers carrying off a wounded Jew after the battle on bn board the Exodus. The whole world was shocked when Ernest Bevin, then Foreign Minister in the Labour Government, in order “to make an example of his ship” ordered all its passengers returned to the D.P. camps in Germany from which they had come.
 
these new State medals along with the date July 18, 1947 when the Exodus 1947 approached the shores of Haifa and was shamefully attacked by six destroyers of the British Royal Navy. The other side dramatically shows a clenched hand holding the flag of Israel, breaking the barbed wire British blockade, symbol of the relentless struggle of the Ma’apilim for free immigration and the establishment of the State of Israel. The designs were created by Ruth Lubin, and scultured by Tidhar Dagan; the medals were struck by the Hecht, Kretschmer, and Government Mints in Israel.
 
The upcoming 40th anniversary of the frustrating voyage of the “Exodus 1947” is being remembered by the minting of limited edition official Israel State Medals in gold, silver and bronze… 1000 22k gold 35 mm, 1.7 gm. at $43; 5000 .935 fine silver, 37 mm, 26 gm. at $33; and an unlimited bronze version, 70 mm, 140 gm. priced at $12.50. The small gold medals are also available as a pendant.