ISRAEL POLICE MEDAL OF COURAGE EXTREME RARE MEDAL

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ISRAEL NATIONAL POLICE MEDAL OF COURAGE SILVER MEDAL WITH THE SILVERMARK 925 ON THE BACK EXTREME RARE CLASP Dimensions 45.2 x14 mm Ribbon width 40 mm. SIZE: 3.3" 84mm Medal of Courage of the Israel Police Hebrew name: Itur HaOmets The decoration is awarded for an act of gallantry at the risk of life and in the line of duty, revealing extraordinary courage. This decoration is awarded by the Chief Commissioner of Police. Design The designer of the medal was Nathan Karp. The original medal is a silver disc of 39 mm diameter and weight 25 gr., showing a stylized candelabra and the police emblem between two olive brances. The ribbon is blue with two thin red stripes. The medal were first minted by Kretschmer of Jerusalem in 1974 and issued by the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation, of silver. Awards to civilians The Medal of Valor, Medal of Courage and Medal of Distinguished Service may be awarded to civilians that do not belong to the police force, for acts performed by legal use of arrest authority, by fulfilling a legal duty, in assistance to police personnel performing a legal arrest, or during serious crimes or public disaster.