Israel - INS Dakar C-77 Medal - Silver 925, 39.9g (approx. 36.9g pure silver, 1.18 oz), 50 mm

Israel - INS Dakar C-77 Medal - Silver 925, 39.9g (approx. 36.9g pure silver, 1.18 oz), 50 mm Official state medal commemorating the Israeli Navy submarine INS Dakar (C-77), which sank on its voyage to Israel in January 1968. The loss of the Dakar and her 69 crew members was one of the greatest tragedies in the history of the Israeli Navy, and the search for the submarine continued for decades until its wreckage was discovered in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea in 1999. Obverse: INS Dakar submarine sailing against a map of the Mediterranean Sea. Around the rim appears the inscription “Hidden by the Sea Are You” in Hebrew and English. Reverse: The insignia of INS Dakar and the emblem of the Israeli Navy beside the inscription “INS Dakar C-77”. Around the rim appears the biblical verse “In tranquility is your valor” (Isaiah 30:15) in Hebrew and English, together with the sinking date - January 28, 1968.