Auction 91 Part 1 Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Identification Tag and Three Medals – Fighters of the Irgun
Opening: $150
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Three medals awarded to fighters of the Irgun (Etzel) and an identification tag of an Irgun fighter. Mandatory Palestine / Israel, [1940s to 1960s].
1. Identification tag of an Irgun fighter. [Palestine, 1940s].
2.5X3 cm.
2. "Irgun Prisoners Medal" (Ot Hashevi), awarded to members of the Irgun who were imprisoned by the British. [Israel, ca. 1960s].
Diameter: 28 mm. Total length: 11 cm.
3-4. Two medals of the Combat Corps [Israel, ca. 1960s].
Enclosed with one of the medals is a poppy pin awarded to wounded Irgun fighters.
Diameter: 28 mm. Total length: approx. 9.5 cm.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. Identification tag of an Irgun fighter. [Palestine, 1940s].
2.5X3 cm.
2. "Irgun Prisoners Medal" (Ot Hashevi), awarded to members of the Irgun who were imprisoned by the British. [Israel, ca. 1960s].
Diameter: 28 mm. Total length: 11 cm.
3-4. Two medals of the Combat Corps [Israel, ca. 1960s].
Enclosed with one of the medals is a poppy pin awarded to wounded Irgun fighters.
Diameter: 28 mm. Total length: approx. 9.5 cm.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine, Illegal Immigration, British Detention Camps, the State of Israel
Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine, Illegal Immigration, British Detention Camps, the State of Israel