Features Issuer Israel Issuing entity Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. Period State of Israel (1948-date) Type Non-circulating coins Year 5727 (1967) Calendar Hebrew Value 10 Israeli Pounds (לירות) (10 ILP) Currency Pound (1960-1980) Composition Silver (.900) Weight 26 g Diameter 37 mm Thickness 3 mm Shape Round Technique Milled Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized Yes Number N#15462Help References KM# 49 Commemorative issue Victory Commemorative - Six-Day War Obverse In the center, the emblem of the Israel Defence Forces, against a stylized star. Around the upper border, between the rays of the star, the word "Israel" in Arabic, Hebrew and English. Around the lower border, the face value"10 Israeli Lirot" in Hebrew on the silver coins, on the gold coin "100 Israeli Lirot". Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin Lettering: ISRAEL اسرائيل ישראל 10 לירות ישראליות Designer: Zvi Narkiss Reverse The Western Wall. Around the lower border, to the right, the date of its restoration to Jewish worship, in Hebrew "28th day of lyar 5727" and "1967" in English. Script: Hebrew Lettering: יום כ׳׳ח באייר התשכ׳׳ז • 1967 Designers: Zeev Lipman, Gerd Rothschild Edge In Hebrew, the incuse description "28th day of lyar-2nd of Sivan 5727", the dates of the Six-Day War, appear on the silver B.U. and gold coins. The inscription faces the obverse, with small stars added. On the silver proof coin the inscription faces the reverse, with three small diamonds. Script: Hebrew Lettering: ••• 5.6-10.6 1967 ••• כ׳׳ו אייר - ב׳ סיון תשכ׳׳ז Mint Bern, Switzerland (1225-date) Comments The Victory Coin was issued to mark the victory of the Israel Defence Forces in the Six Day War, June 5-11, 1967. "Those were days of awesome splendour," said Prime Minister Levi Eshkol to the Knesset on June 2,1967. "Our nation will remember them for generations. They were days to uplift man and his spirit, the entire nation was marshaled to fight for its life and hopes. Everyman knew his duty; he carried out his assignment; attended to his post. Thus, victory was ours".