Design
The medal shape is round and it's made of either bronze or silver.
The front of the medal depict the Jewish Agency Building and the Tower of David, both located in Jerusalem around them is writing from a Psalms verse "If I forget thee O Jerusalem let my right hand be forgotten" (Hebrew: אם אשכחך ירושלים, תשכח ימיני).
The writing the reverse of the medal is "for the conquest of Qatamon, Jerusalem" (Hebrew: לכיבוש קטמון, ירושלים) then there is the Hebrew date (22 Nissan 5708 כ"ב ניסן תש"ח) and the civil date (1.5.1948).
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