Bidspirit auction | Official Commemorative Medal - ”Israel-Egypt

Official Commemorative Medal - ”Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty 1979” - issued by the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation Ltd. (Head Office: 5 Ahad Haam St., Jerusalem). Commemorates the historic Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty signed in Washington D.C. on March 26, 1979 by Prime Minister Menachem Begin (Israel) and President Anwar Sadat (Egypt), with US President Jimmy Carter as witness. The medal features the word ”PEACE” inscribed in three languages: שלום (Shalom) in Hebrew, سلام (Salaam) in Arabic, and PEACE in English - integrated into a beautiful artistic design. Around the rim: ”ISRAEL-EGYPT PEACE TREATY · JERUSALEM-CAIRO-WASHINGTON · חוזה שלום ישראל מצרים · ירושלים-קהיר-וושינגטון” with parallel Arabic text. Dated ”26.3.79 - תשל”ט - 1979” - the date of signing. Bronze/copper composition. Comes in original presentation case.