Israel - Lot of 2 David Ben-Gurion “Science and Pioneers Will People the Negev” Medals - 1966 - Silver 960, 159g ...

Israel - Lot of 2 David Ben-Gurion “Science and Pioneers Will People the Negev” Medals - 1966 - Silver 960, 159g (approx. 152.5g pure silver, 4.90 oz), 59 mm, 35 mm A group of two official silver medals dedicated to David Ben-Gurion and his vision for the development of the Negev, issued in 1966. The obverse features the portrait of David Ben-Gurion alongside his name in Hebrew and English: “David Ben-Gurion” / “DAVID BEN-GURION”. The Hebrew year תשכ"ו - 1966 appears on his collar. The reverse depicts the Negev Monument in Be’er Sheva together with the inscription: “Science and Pioneers Will People the Negev”, alongside the Hebrew inscription “הנגב יאוכלס בחלוצות ובמדע”. At the bottom appears the phrase: “The fate of Israel depends on two things - its strength and its righteousness”, one of the statements associated with Ben-Gurion’s worldview. The medals are struck in .960 silver with high-quality official finish, dating to the early decades of the State of Israel.