70 Years of the Tel-Aviv-Yaffo Chamber of Commerce

70 Years of the Tel-Aviv-Yaffo Chamber of Commerce
Official Award Medal, 1989 5750

The Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Israel's business organization, was established as the Tel-Aviv-Yaffo Chamber of Commerce in 1920. The Federation unites thousands of members from the business and service sectors, providing a supportive framework including a wide variety of information services, counselling and guidance. The Federation makes trade contacts and business opportunities possible, organizes trade and economic delegations, offers foreign trade services, import-export regulation consulting services, publishes professional publications, provides business arbitration and information concerning a wide variety of other topics as required by businessmen.

Obverse: The left half bears the inscription "FEDERATION of ISRAELI CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, chamber of commerce Tel-Aviv-Yaffo" from top to bottom, in Hebrew and English. The right half depicts a ship with sails, symbol of international commerce.

Reverse: World map within a rounded frame combined with sketches of ships symbolizing trade between the continents. Along the circumference, in Hebrew and English, the passage "THOU THAT ART SITUATE AT THE ENTRY OF THE SEA".

Edge: Initials "I.G.C.M.C." in Hebrew and in English; "BRONZE" in Hebrew and English and serial number.

Serialization: All medals are numbered.

Designer: Obverse - Reuben Nutels. Reverse - Eliezar Weisshof.

Engraving: Kretschmer

Mint: Kretschmer