Mitle Battle, 50th Anniversary

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINAI CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE FOR THE MITLE PASS
Official Medal 2007/5767

The 59mm Bronze medal commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Sinai Campaign was initiated by the Municipality of Ramat Gan, which awarded 600 of them to veterans of the 1956 battle. The 100 medals that remained were offered to IGCMC subscribers and Sold Out very quickly. We could not supply medals to all who ordered them. Therefore we decided to strike a new version of this historic medal, in Bronze 50mm diameter, 49gr in a Limited Edition of 290 only.

Obverse: On the medal face, paratroopers and Dakota airplanes typical of the period and the Hebrew words “Anniversary of the Mitle Parachuting and Battle” and the date.

Reverse: The design on the reverse is based on a picture by news photographer and paratrooper Avraham Vered from October 30, 1956 showing Israeli soldiers in the Sinai preparing for battle. On the top are the Hebrew words “The Fame and Honor of the Paratroopers and Fighters in the Mitle Battle”.

Edge: "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English, Israel State Emblem, metal and serial number

Designer: Meir Eshel

Engraving: Mint of Romania

Mint: Mint of Romania