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Lot 75

"Badge of Honor" of the Firs Knesset – Silver Pin Designed by Shmuel Kretschmer

A silver pin awarded to the members of the first Knesset of the State of Israel. 1951.
Designed as a scroll with the emblem of the State of Israel and the legend "Member of the first Knesset, 1949-1951" (Hebrew). Signed on verso: "Kretschmer" (Hebrew).
Approx. 2.5 cm. Good condition.
See: Official Decorations and Presentation Medals in Israel (Hebrew), Prof. Shaul Ladani and Dr. Ruthie Kalman (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 2011), p. 37.