Medal of Courage
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The Medal of Courage (Hebrew: עיטור העוז Itur HaOz) is an Israeli military decoration.
The medal has instituted in 1970 by act of law in the Knesset and could also be awarded also for actions done before 1970.
The medal is awarded for an act of gallantry at the risk of life, during fulfillment of combat duty.
To this day 214 awards have been made, the latest was in 2005 after a period of 23 years in which the medal was not awarded. two recipients have been awarded the medal twice.
[edit] Design
The medal was design by Dan Reisinger, on the observe there is six crossed swords and between them an olive branch. the reverse is plain.
The medal is attached to a red ribbon symbolizing the fire and blood in battle. Two time recipients of the medal wear a small clasp in the form of the medal on its ribbon.
The medal is minted by the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation, it's made of 25 gram silver/935 and the clasp is chrome plated metal.
[edit] Notable recipients
- Amnon Lipkin-Shahak two time recipient.
- Oved Ladishinsky two time recipient.
- Meir Har-Zion received the medal for his conduct during a raid in 1956.
- Rafael Eitan received the medal for his conduct during a raid to Syria in 1955.
- Shmuel Gonen received the medal for his conduct during the Sinai War.
- Meir Dagan received the medal for his disarming a terrorist in 1971.
- Yitzhak Mordechai received the medal for his conduct during the Yom Kippur War.
- Yossi Ben Hanan received the medal for his conduct during the Yom Kippur War.
