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January 2016 NYINC Auction 12-13 January 2016
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GERMANY. Don Jsaak Abravand Medal, 1937.
Tin Jewish Community of Berlin Don Isaak ben Juda Abravanel 500th Anniversary Medal, 1937. 91.9 mm; 70.2 gms. Bust left of Abravanel, legends דון יצחק בן יהודה אברבנאל above, and DON JSAAK ABRAVANEL below. Dates 1437 and 1937 to left and right. Reverse: Abravanel family crest with legends AUFBRINGUNGSWERK JUDISCHE GEMEINDE BERLIN / DEM HELFER / SEINES VOLKES above, and DEM WEISEN / GLAUBIGEN / JUDEN / החכם הפילוסוף שר ומחוקק / השלם הגדל · · · התורה בישראל below. A very rare reminder of the besieged Jewish Community in Berlin just before Kristallnacht. RARE. Still housed in it's even rarer original cardboard case with the Jewish Community of Berlin's logo embossed on the cover. The case VERY FINE, the medal is. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
Estimate: $300.00- $400.00
Tin Jewish Community of Berlin Don Isaak ben Juda Abravanel 500th Anniversary Medal, 1937. 91.9 mm; 70.2 gms. Bust left of Abravanel, legends דון יצחק בן יהודה אברבנאל above, and DON JSAAK ABRAVANEL below. Dates 1437 and 1937 to left and right. Reverse: Abravanel family crest with legends AUFBRINGUNGSWERK JUDISCHE GEMEINDE BERLIN / DEM HELFER / SEINES VOLKES above, and DEM WEISEN / GLAUBIGEN / JUDEN / החכם הפילוסוף שר ומחוקק / השלם הגדל · · · התורה בישראל below. A very rare reminder of the besieged Jewish Community in Berlin just before Kristallnacht. RARE. Still housed in it's even rarer original cardboard case with the Jewish Community of Berlin's logo embossed on the cover. The case VERY FINE, the medal is. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
Estimate: $300.00- $400.00