Hod Hasharon

Hod Hasharon
Official Award Medal, 5726-1966

The Hod Hasharon Local Council, unites older settlements in the southern Sharon plane (Magdiel - 1 924, Ramatayim - 1925) as well as some more recent ones (GaneZvi, Nave Neeman).The Council was organized in 1964. The year 1966 marked the 40th jubilee of the administrative union of the first four settlements (Hadar, Magdiel, Ramat Hadar and Ramatayim) and a special medal was issued to commemorate the occasion.

Obverse: A shield in high relief, bearing the Hebrew inscription "Hod Hasharon Local Council". On both sides of the point of the shield the names of the four settlements. On the left, an English inscription: "Hod Hasharon" and the dates: "5684-5724, 1924-1964". On the upper rim, the inscription: "The amalgamation of the four settlements in the Sharon". Below: Magdiel, Ramatayim, Hadar, Ramat Hadar.

Reverse: In the centre, to the right, a stem with four flowers. Below the Hebrew inscription: "I am the Rose of Sharon" (Song of Songs). On the rim to the left, the English translation.

Edge: The State emblem and the words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English.

Designer: Obverse - Barka Nachskoli. Reverse - Rothschild and Lippman ("Roli").

Engraving: Ungvari

Mint: Hecht