SIX DAY WAR - 50th Anniversary Collection of 5 Coins in Box + COA - Israel 1967

Description

SIX DAY WAR
Collection of Five Coins
Related to the Six-Day War
Beautiful display box.
Coins are encapsulated and presented in clear
box with story card and certificate of authenticity.
PERFECT GIFT!
This 50th anniversary collection includes coins from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, all related to the Six-Day War.
In 1948, six Arab armies attacked the newly-minted nation of Israel.
Their mission: total eradication. This offensive failed spectacularly, but the Arab attitude towards the Jewish state remained unchanged.
Anti-Israel sentiment reached a fever pitch in June of 1967, when the neighboring states of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan mobilized for war. Egypt’s subsequent blockade of the Israeli port of Eilat was a
casus belli
under international law. Rather than wait for the inevitable attack, Israel decided to draw first blood. Caught by surprise, the Egyptians lost nearly their entire air force in a matter of hours, and suffered crippling defeats on the ground as well.
Despite fighting on three fronts, Israel won a resounding and decisive victory. Far from wiping the Jewish state from the map, the humiliated Arab nations lost territory to Israeli occupation. In less than a week, June 5—10, Israel took Sinai and the Gaza Strip from the Egyptians; all of Jerusalem and the West Bank from Jordan; and the Golan Heights from Syria. The effects of the Six-Day War are felt in the region to this day.
COINS:
Palestine: mil, KM-1
Struck in the Mandate of Palestine before the formation of Israel in 1948.
Inscription is in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.
Bronze
Weight: 3.2 grams
Diameter: 21 mm
Israel: half lira, KM-36.1
Example of a series that was in circulation in Israel at the time of the Six-Day War.
Obverse shows a menorah flanked by sprigs
Copper-Nickel
Weight: 6.8 grams
Diameter: 24.5 mm
Egypt: millieme, KM-393
Issued by the United Arab Republic between 1958-71
Features eagle with shield on its breast
Aluminum-Bronze
Weight: 1.8 grams
Diameter:16 mm
Jordan, five fils (half qirsh), KM-36
Features portrait of King Hussein, who reigned during the Six-Day War.
Bronze
Weight. 4.5 grams
Diameter: 21 mm
Syria, pound, KM109
Issue of the Syrian Arab Republic, featuring the Imperial Eagle.
Nickel
Weight: 7.5 grams
Diameter: 27 mm
Box measures : 4 5/8" x 3 1/2" x 1/2"
Coins are protected in an archival capsule
and beautifully displayed in a clear box.
Accompanied with a story card and certificate of authenticity .
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