Israel - “Judaea Capta”, Freedom of Israel Medal 1958 - Bronze / Copper

Israel - “Judaea Capta”, Freedom of Israel Medal 1958 - Bronze / Copper The first official State medal of Israel, issued in 1958 to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel. The medal symbolizes the transition from destruction and exile to the rebirth of the Jewish people and the establishment of the modern State of Israel. The obverse depicts a farmer planting a tree and a woman lifting a child beneath a seven-branched palm tree with two clusters of fruit, together with the inscription: “Israel - Freedom of Israel - 5718 [1958]” The reverse is based on a Roman coin struck in 71 AD by Emperor Vespasian following the conquest of Judea. It depicts a Roman soldier and a mourning Jewish figure seated beneath a palm tree, together with the inscription: “IVDAEA CAPTA” as well as the Hebrew inscription: “Judea in Exile - 3830 [70 AD]” The letters S.C. stand for the Latin phrase: “Senatus Consultum” - “By decree of the Senate”. Bronze / copper medal with natural patina and light age marks.