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Thursday, 2 November 2023

3063) "Yom Hazikaron" (or "Memorial" Day), Israel remembers the fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism every year on this day: Date/Year of Stamp issue: 21.04.2023:

3063) "Yom Hazikaron" (or "Memorial" Day), Israel remembers the fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism every year on this day: Date/Year of Stamp issue: 21.04.2023:

About Memorial Day:

"Yom Hazikaron" is Israel's Official Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. 

Falling either in late April or early May every year, Yom Hazikaron is an especially solemn time and marked by ceremonies and moments of silence across the country.

The war broke out suddenly at midday on Yom Kippur in 1973, when the Egyptian and Syrian armies simultaneously attacked IDF forces in the Sinai Desert in the south and the Golan Heights in the north. The Egyptians managed to cross the Suez Canal and move large forces into the Sinai. The Syrian army attacked the border along the Golan Heights, taking advantage of its numerical advantage and penetrated the central and southern Golan, even threatening the towns in the Jordan Valley.

The Israeli IDF, utilizing regular army and reserve soldiers, blocked the Syrian advance, repelled the Syrians from the Golan Heights within just a few days, and proceeded eastward, eventually threatening the outskirts of Damascus.

On the southern front, the campaign ended after difficult battles and the heroic crossing of the Suez Canal, this time toward the west. IDF forces were halted some 101 kilometers from Cairo.

The State of Israel faced an existential threat, and the soldiers of the IDF fought selflessly to defend it. The heavy battles led to 2674 casualties, officers and soldiers, as well as some 10,000 injured.

It has been 50 years since the Yom Kippur War, but those who fought in the battles still bear the weight of the war in their hearts and on their bodies. They also remember their friends and comrades in arms, who remained forever young. The People of Israel reach out lovingly to their families.

“A thousand flowers will bloom in and among the trenches, and they shall attest that we remember them all”, Didi Manosi (Israeli satirist, journalist and songwriter).

The Stamp:

The Stamp of 3.30 New Israeli Shekel (NIS)

A Block (set of four) Stamps 

A First Day Cover (FDC) bears the Memorial Day emblem/insignia/logo at left. The Postage Stamp of 3.30 NIS is affixed at top right cancelled with a special cancellation postmark of Jerusalem Post Office dated "Memorial Day 2023". 

A Sheetlet of 10 Stamps



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1) A Quarter Crown (1/4) Coin, Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), A British Overseas Territory (BOT): The Coin was only issued in 1981 and was since demonetised in 1986

2) A Half Crown (1/2) Coin, Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), A British Overseas Territory (BOT): The Coin was issued only in 1981 and was since demonetised in 1982

Links to Posts on Curacao on this Blog:

1) Festival di Tumba (Carnival of Curacao), Curacao: "50th Edition of the Curacao Carnival/Festival" held from 27-31.01.2020: A set of six Commemorative Postage Stamps brought out by Cpost (Curacao Post) on 20.02.2020

2) Trains of South America, Curacao: Cpost International (Curacao Post) has issued a set of stamps featuring Trains of South America: Date of Stamp set issue: 21.06.2021

3) Willemstad, Curacao: 25 Years of UNESCO World Heritage Site: Cpost International (Curacao Post) has issued a set of 16 postage stamps celebrating the milestone: Date of Stamps set issue: 18.08.2022

4) Willemstad, (Dutch, Caribbean Island, Curacao), Netherlands: "Dutch World Heritage Coin Series": Tenth Coin in the Series of 10 Euro (Gold) and 5 Euro (Silver) Collector Coins minted by the Royal Dutch Mint (RDM) feature this historic city: Date/Year of Coins issue: 02.02.2023

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2) Algeria: Introduction of a new denomination of 2,000 Algerian Dinars (AD), which is a part of the new "Fifth Deries of Algerian Dinar Banknotes", issued by the Banque d'Algerie (Bank of Algeria): Date of Banknote issue: 02.11.2022

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4) "Woolly Mammoth", Ghana: First Gold & Silver Bullion Coins releasedin "Giants of the Ice age" Bullion Coin Series issued by the Bank of Ghana: Coins minted by Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung GmbH (Precious Metals Factory): Year of Coin issue: 2019

5) "Great Horned Megaloceros", Ghana: Second Gold & Silver Bullion Coins released in "Giants of the Ice Age" Bullion Coin Series issued by the Bank of Ghana: Coins minted by Leipziger Edelmetallvararbeitung GmbH (Precious Metals Factory): Year of Coin issue: 2019

6) Two new Cedi Banknotes of GH200 & GH100 and a GH2 Cedi Coin introduced in 11/2019  

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4) Mole National Park, Ghana

5) Funerals

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7) Food, Culture and Music of Ghana

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9) Oware: The Ancient National Board Game of Ghana

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