Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Collection of Gadna Pins – Gliding, Shooting Competitions, "The Nomad Badge" and More
Opening: $50
Sold for: $150
Including buyer's premium
Twenty-two Gadna (Youth Battalions) pins. [Israel, 1950s-1970s].
Including: Signal Gadna pins, Navy Gadna pins, Air Gadna (two gliding pins), Oriental Gadna pins, "The Nomad Ribbon", "Scout Ribbon", pins issued to participants in various Gadna events (Lag BaOmer shooting competitions, Sukkot Conference 1964, participation in Independence Day), and more.
Several of the pins appear in more than one version.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Including: Signal Gadna pins, Navy Gadna pins, Air Gadna (two gliding pins), Oriental Gadna pins, "The Nomad Ribbon", "Scout Ribbon", pins issued to participants in various Gadna events (Lag BaOmer shooting competitions, Sukkot Conference 1964, participation in Independence Day), and more.
Several of the pins appear in more than one version.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.