Mazel Tov, A Girl

Mazal Tov, A Girl
State Medal, 5742-1982

"Blessed be Thou of the Lord, my daughter". When a daughter is born the home becomes filled with joy, beauty and blessings. The Jewish father blesses his newborn daughter, as follows:
"0 my dove, that are in the clefts of
the rock, in the covert of the cliff,
Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice
For sweet is thy voice and thy countenance is comely"
Song of Songs 2:14
And the Rabbi adds:',,,,
He who blessed our mothers, Sarah, Rebecca,
Rachel, Leah, Miriam the Prophetess, Abigail and
Esther the Queen, the daughter of Avihail, will bless
this delightful child and call its name..."

Obverse: A rose and the Hebrew passage: "Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter", Ruth 3:10 and its English translation.

Reverse: A representation of the seven species with which Israel is blessed according to the description in Deuteronomy 8:8 "A land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey (dates)" (Bechorim 1:3).

Edge: The emblem of the State of Israel and the words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English. On the silver medals "Silver 935" in Hebrew and "Silver" in English. The edge of the gold medals is milled.

Serialization: Every medal with a smooth edge is numbered.

Designer:
Obverse - Benzion Rotman.
Reverse - Dror Ben-David.

Engraving: Moshe Nov.

Mint:
Bronze and gold - Hecht.
Silver - Israel Government Mint, Jerusalem.