1961 BAR MITZVAH OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL LARGE MEDALLION, IN SOUTH AFRICA

Large bronze medallion, mintage only 13 469, great details,showing light wear as depicted in images below 59mm Diameter 120g Issued in 1961 by the Israeli government on the occasion of the Thirteenth Anniversary of the State of Israel, the Bar-Mitzvah Year of the State.  Obverse Shows a youth reading from the Torah (Scroll of the Law) on the occasion of his Bar-Mitzvah, wearing a yarmulka (skullcap), tallit (prayer shawl) and tfillin (phylacteries). On the edge of the tallit appears the year 1961 in Hebrew and in English; in the center is the Hebrew inscription, 'BEN SHALOSH ESRAY LAMITZVOT (Ethics of the Fathers 5:24); around the rim is the English translation, 'At 13 for the Fulfillment of the Mitzvoh P'a5 24' Reverse Shows the Shield of the State in the center, surrounded by emblems of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Around the top half of the rim is the Hebrew inscription, 'Y U D GIMEL SHANNAH LEMEDI- NAT YISRAEL' with the English translation on the bottom half of the rim 'Bar Mitzvah of the State of Israel'. Edge The inscription "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English and the State emblem.