Bar Kokhba Medal 1960 front Bar Kokhba Medal 1960 back
Bar Kokhba Medal 1960 photo

Bar Kokhba Medal

1960 year
Bronze 116 g 59 mm
Description
Location
Israel
Period
State of Israel (1948-date)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1960
Composition
Bronze
Weight
116 g
Diameter
59 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#338542
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Inside an incuse geometrical form, the bundle of papyri, on which writing is discernible. Above, in a half-circle in ancient Hebrew script "Shimon Bar-Cochba, President of Israel". Lower center, a cotemporary coin. To the left, around the rim, in Hebrew, "The War of Bar-Cochba 132-135 CE". To the right, in English, also around the rim, "Bar-Kokhba War 132-135 CE", followed by, "Shimon, President of Israel" in Hebrew.

Lettering:
BAR KOKHBA WAR 132-135 C.E.
שמעון נשיא ישראל
מלחמת בר כוכבא ג'תתצא-ג'תתצד