Medal commemorating the liberation of Jerusalem

This commemorative medal was struck to mark a historical event connected to Jerusalem or the State of Israel, in the tradition of the modern official medal. Israeli commemorative numismatics developed in the twentieth century to celebrate foundations, victories, anniversaries, and reunifications, disseminating a national Memory through the metal object. This type generally combines a view of the city, the Western Wall, or a monument with a Hebrew legend recalling the event. Struck in bronze or silver, it belongs to both the art of the medallion and contemporary political and religious symbolism.