Bronze medal. 44mm, 40.85 grams.

The series of medals issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corporation to commemorate the Historical Cities of Israel. Issued from 1965-1966. 

A symbolic sketch of Jerusalem atop mountains surrounded by clouds. Amid the clouds the inscription in Hebrew: "Mountains round about Jerusalem". The English translation in the center. Lettering: MOUNTAINS ROUND ABOUT JERUSALEM // In the center, image of the Bar Kochba Jerusalem coin (sela), struck during the second year of the revolt. In the center of the medal, four columns, an arc - a symbol of the Torah, and the letters: "Jerusalem". Around the rim the inscription: Bar-Kochba Coin of Jerusalem 3893 in Hebrew and 133 CE in English. Lettering: BAR-KOCHBA COIN OF JERUSALEM 133 C.E.
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