Palestine - Pair of Athletics Medals, Palestine Sports Federation, 1943

Palestine - Pair of Athletics Medals, Palestine Sports Federation, 1943 A pair of official athletics medals awarded in 1943 under the Palestine Sports Federation (A.S.F.) during the British Mandate. Both medals share the same design – one in bronze, the other silver-plated. Right Medal (Silvered) Metal: Silvered bronze Diameter: 30 mm Weight: 11.960 g Obverse: Athlete in running pose, signed “S.L.” Reverse: Inscription “Palestine A.S.F. Championships 1943 (5703)” in Hebrew and English. Left Medal (Bronze) Metal: Bronze Diameter: 30 mm Weight: 12.560 g Obverse: Athlete in running pose, signed “S.L.” Reverse: Inscription “Palestine A.S.F. Championships 1943 (5703)” in Hebrew and English. A historically significant pair illustrating the emergence of organized sports in pre-state Israel, produced during the formative years of Jewish athletic development in the Land of Israel.