Bronze medallion marking the renewal of Jewish settlement in Samaria designed by Mordechai Bar-Katz, Beit El. Issued in 1985.
Obverse: View of the Jewish settlement in Samaria and the number 10, integrated with arrows symbolizing the development drive. Inscription in Hebrew and English: 'Renewal of Jewish Settlement in Samaria' and the dates 1975-1985.
Reverse: Ancient olive tree, and the verse from Jeremiah 31 in Hebrew with stylized letters "You will yet plant vineyards in the mountains of Samaria."
Circumference: Emblem of the state and the words 'State of Israel' in Hebrew and English.
During Chanukah 5736, December 1975, Israel's government authorized the Elon Moreh gar'in [small group of people planning a settlement] in ancient Kadum, today's "Kedumim" settlement.
Additional settlements were established in Samaria and the Binyamin region following the establishment of "Kedumim." Today they number over 120 settlements in which about 60,000 people reside. A network of roads, water, electricity and telephones cross the length and breadth of Samaria. It has thriving industrial plants (including science-based industry), educational institutions from nursery and schools through seminaries, yeshivas and colleges.
Diameter: 59 mm.
Fine condition.