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Israel - Third International harp Competition Medal 1965
Israel – Third International harp Competition Medal 1965
The first Harp Competition took place in Jerusalem in September 1959. The second, in 1962 and the third in 1965.
On the medal’s obverse appears a raised figure of King David, the "Poet King", playing a harp. Around the rim, the Hebrew inscription: ‘The Third International Harp Competition, Jerusalem, Elul, 5725".
The reverse shows the Hebrew word "Nevel" (Harp), the Hebrew "v" taking the form of a harp. In the centre, over two lines, in French: "Awarded by the Ministry of Tourism to…" (with a space for the name of the recipient.) On the rim in French: ‘The Third International Harp Competition". Below, in French: "Jerusalem, Israel, Septembre 1965".