This document accompanied the Hagana ribbon award certificate and served
as invitation to the award ceremony
See here the translation
The official announcement that accompanied the ribbon and the certificate
Source:coinalex1954
Probably certificate accompanying the ribbon for fallen soldiers
Issue of 1995:
Issue of 2003:
The Haganah ribbon was awarded after a committee headed by Israel Amir, head of the Ministry of
Defense personnel department, determined the eligibility of every candidate.
More than 44,000 ribbons were granted. The first ribbons were presented in
Jerusalem on June 9, 1958, after a parade of 4000 Haganah veterans. Other
ceremonies were held all over Israel.
The son of late Ze'ev Zhabotinsky, Ari Zhabotinsky, refused to accept the
ribbon that his father was entitled to, in protest to what he considered the
government's disregard for the contribution of the underground organizations
(Etzel and Lechi), split-offs of the Haganah, to the struggle for
independence of the State of Israel.
Here follow some pictures of the June 9, 1958 ceremony.
Left to right: Chaim Laskov, Shaul Avi Gur,Yaacov Dori, David Ben Gurion,
President Ben Zvi, Yisrael Galili, Shimon Peres, Meir Amit, Mattityahu Peled
President Ben Zvi pins the ribbon on Ben Gurion's costume
The ribbon is presented to Yaacov Dori, the first Chief of Staff of the Haganah and IDF, later president
of the Technion.
Below his award certificate and the original ribbon.
David Ben Gurion pins the ribbon on Yigael Yadin, second IDF Chief of Staff
David Ben Gurion presents the Haganah Ribbon to Chief Of Staff Chaim Laskov
Moshe Dayan
Haganah award ceremony in Givatayim
Sources: Government Press Office, Pridan Moshe
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Ribbon sewn on brooch, safety pin Awarded to Chief of Staff Dori by David Ben Gurion in 1958 @ Igor Ostapenko |
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Crimp brooch, safety pin between ribbon and brooch, noticeable from front of ribbon |
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Crimp brooch, wire bent into a pin |
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Enamel version |
