Best Mom

Best Mom
State Medal, 1994/5754

A Mother's Love, by Helen Steiner-Rice. A mother's love is something that no one can explain. It is made with deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain. It is endless and unselfish and enduring, come what may, For nothing can destroy it or take that love away. It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking. It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns And it glows with all the beauty of rarest brightest gems. It is far beyond defining. It defies all explanation As it still remains secret like the mysteries of creation.

Obverse: Flower painted in colored enamel. Each medal is individually painted. To the right of the flower is the Hebrew inscription "Dear Mother".

Reverse: The word "Mother" in Hebrew, Russian, English, Yiddish and French. In the lower portion, to the left of the inscription, a heart.

Edge: Milled

Serialization: Ronit Salomon and Sharon Berman.

Designer: Tidhar Dagan.

Mint: Silver - Credit Gold. Gold - Kretschmer.