4507) "Ammunition Hill" (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת הַתַּחְמֹשֶׁת, Giv'at HaTahmoshet), Israel: The Sixteenth 20 NIS Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) Gold Coin issued in the Series by Israel Coins & Medals Corporation (ICMC): Date/Year of Coin issue (On Jerusalem Day): 14.05.2026:
Official Issue Date: Jerusalem Day: Legal Tender issued by the Bank of Israel:
Ammunition Hill (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת הַתַּחְמֹשֶׁת,
Giv'at HaTahmoshet) was a fortified Jordanian military post in the northern
part of Jordanian-ruled East Jerusalem and the western slope of Mount Scopus.
It was the site of one of the fiercest battles of the Six-Day War.
Ammunition Hill is
now a national memorial site.
Historical background:
Ammunition Hill was located west of a police academy,
with a fortified trench connecting them.
The site was built by the British during their
Mandatory Palestine in the 1930s, and was used to store the police
academy's ammunition.
The Jordanian Arab Legion seized control of
the hill during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, severing the link between Mount
Scopus and West Jerusalem.
In the wake of the 1949 Armistice Agreements, parts of
Mount Scopus remained an Israeli enclave in Jordanian-held territory, with the
Jordanians blocking access to Hadassah Medical Centre and the campus of the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem on the The post consisted of tens of bunkers built along the three main trench systems surrounding the hill, with fortified gun emplacements covering each trench.
The living quarters for the Jordanian defenders of the hill were in a large underground bunker. At the time of the Six-Day War, the post was defended by a reinforced Jordanian company of 150 soldiers of the El-Hussein regiment (number 2).
The Battle:
Bunkers and trenches on Ammunition Hill
A decision was taken by the Israeli Jerusalem Command, under General Uzi Narkis, to forgo an aerial attack on the hill due to its proximity to civilian areas.
Instead an artillery barrage was to be focussed on the police post, followed by a ground attack using an enlarged paratrooper company.
The size of the Israeli assault force was based on incorrect intelligence, which detailed the hill as being defended by a single platoon.
When the ground assault began, the police academy was discovered to be empty of Jordanian troops, as they had taken shelter from the barrage in the bunker system of the hill, thereby enlarging the force defending the hill to one equal in size to the assault force rather than 1/3 of its size, as had been anticipated by Israeli Central Command.
The fighting at the police academy and Ammunition Hill began on June 6, 1967, at 2:30 AM.
The task of capturing the hill was given to the Israeli 3rd Company of the 66th Battalion, of the 55th Paratroopers Brigade, and during the battle, a force of the 2nd Company joined the fighting.
The battle ended at 6:30 AM, although Israeli troops remained in the trenches due to sniper fire from Givat HaMivtar until the Harel Brigade overran that outpost in the afternoon.
36 Israeli soldiers and 71 Jordanians were killed in the fighting.
Ten of the soldiers who fought in this battle were given citations by the Israeli Chief of General Staff.
The commander of the Paratroopers Brigade was Mordechai Gur. The commander of the 66th Battalion was Yossi Yafe on the hilltop.
Trenches/Bunkers.
Ammunition Hill - Water Tower
The Ammunition Hill Memorial MuseumIn 1975, a memorial site and museum were inaugurated on
the hill, preserving a part of the old post and opening a museum in the bunker.
In addition, 182 olive trees were planted on the hill,
commemorating the 182 Israeli soldiers who died in the battle for Jerusalem
during the Six-Day War.
In 1987, the site was declared a national memorial site.
The main ceremony on Jerusalem Day is held here.
In April 2019, Israel honoured Lieutenant General J. F.
R. Jacob of the Indian Army with a commemorative plaque on the Ammunition Hill
Wall of Honour in Jerusalem because
he was a distinguished Jewish officer of the Indian Army who played a decisive
role in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, negotiating the surrender of 93,000
Pakistani troops in Dhaka.
Israel recognised his heroism and his contribution
as part of the global Jewish military legacy.
Why This Recognition Matters?
Symbol of Global Jewish Military Service:
Jacob’s plaque at Ammunition Hill places him among Jewish soldiers worldwide
who embodied values of bravery, loyalty, and leadership.
India-Israel Connection: It
underscores the shared respect between India and Israel for military heroes and
highlights the contributions of Indian Jews to both nations.
Legacy of Leadership:
His negotiation skills and humane approach during the surrender in Dhaka are
remembered as a model of military diplomacy.
An estimated 200,000 visitors tour the site each year,
including 80,000 soldiers.
Ammunition Hill is also the main induction center for IDF paratroopers.
In popular culture:
- In October 1967, several veterans of the battle were
interviewed in the IDF magazine Bamahane.
These interviews formed part of the basis for the lyrics
of “Yoram Taharlev's song Ammunition Hill” (Hebrew: גבעת התחמושת,
romanized: Givat Hatachmoshet), which was performed by the Central Command
Band.
- Ammunition Hill is a national heritage and memorial site
in North Jerusalem. It was here that one of the fiercest battles of the Six Day
War in 1967 was fought.
The site memorialises the soldiers who fell in the
battle, and preserves the communication trenches and original bunkers.
In
addition, it represents the courage, brotherhood, and self-sacrifice of the
Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldiers who fought for the liberation and
reunification of Jerusalem.
Today, the site, which includes a museum, Sound and Light
Show, and restored combat trenches, has become an important information center
for pupils, IDF soldiers, and visitors from Israel and all over the globe.
Ammunition Hill continues to tell the story of the fight for Jerusalem and the
heroic legacy of the IDF soldiers in the Six Day War.
The Gold Bullion Coin:
The Reverse and Obverse of the 20 Neew Israeli shekel (NIS) Coin featuring the Lion of Megiddo on the Obverse and the Trenches on the Reverse.
This Coin in the “Jerusalem of Gold” Series
is dedicated to "Ammunition Hill", which has become a stark symbol of the heroism
of the soldiers and their courageous fight, of the very battle that has come to
represent the Six Day War.
The Coin commemorates the fighting spirit and self-sacrifice
of the Paratroopers in the battle for Jerusalem, as well as one of the most
dramatic, formative moments in the history of the State of Israel – the liberation
and reunification of Jerusalem.
The Presentation Box - Open - with Shipper and Certificate of Authenticity (COA)
"Jerusalem of Gold - Gold Bullion Coin Series:
"Views of Jerusalem" Gold and Silver Bullion Coin Series:
"Lion of Judah" Gold Bar Series:
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5) The Farewell NAF, Netherlands Antilles: A 5 Guilder commemorative coin minted by the Royal Dutch Mint (RDM) to mark the end of the Netherlands Antillean Guilder (NAF) and its replacement by the Caribbean Guilder: Year of Coins issue: 2025
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