Judaica / Zionism - Argentina - Unión Israelita Besarabia Inauguration Medal - Star of David - November 29, 1959

Judaica / Zionism - Argentina - Unión Israelita Besarabia Inauguration Medal - Star of David - November 29, 1959 Argentine Judaica medal issued to commemorate an inauguration associated with "Unión Israelita Besarabia", an organization of Bessarabian Jews in Argentina. Dated November 29, 1959 and fitted with a suspension loop. A Star of David prominently displayed on the obverse forms the medal's central Jewish motif. Obverse: Inscription at the top: "UNION ISRAELITA BESARABIA" (Bessarabian Jewish Union) Below is a Star of David within a decorative motif, followed by: "INAUGURACION" (Inauguration) At the bottom are a decorative element, two stars and the date: "29-11-59" (November 29, 1959) Reverse: Unstruck. The surface is largely plain, with visible age-related wear and patination. A Judaica item associated with the Bessarabian Jewish community in Argentina and its institutional life during the mid-20th century.