The badge was awarded to every soldier who served under the command of the O.C. Jerusalem area between 1 April 1948 and 10 June 1948.
It was made of bronze and had the form of a shield with a sword and spray of laurel in white metal (the emblem of the pre-State Army, the Haganah). Beneath this the Hebrew inscription 'Jerusalem'.
Weight: 3.15g. With safety-pin back, in the style of Israeli awards of that time. The badge was worn on the left pocket of both military and civilian dress.
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Source:http://historama.com/
We present here two slightly different versions of the badge.
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| Source: Simon Shafir | Source: Igor Ostapenko |
Next some pictures of people wearing the badge.
Minister of Justice Dov Yosef, who was governor of Jerusalem during the War of Independence.
(05/11/1951)
Source: Government, Teddy Brauner
David Shaltiel, who was district commander of the Haganah in Jerusalem during the War of Independence. His french style uniform is completed with a 'Hitelmacher' hat. On this hat the Magen Yerushalaim Badge
Israel Police Inspector Bosmi (R) with Jordan Police Lt. Naziv
at a meeting of local commanders at Mandelbaum Gate, Jerusalem, 08/06/1953
Source: Government, Teddy Brauner
Enlarged detail of above picture
The badge was soon replaced by
a clasp on
the War of Independence ribbon as presented below.
With thanks to the seller of this item on Ebay coinalex1954
