בידספיריט | Germany > Hanover: uniface bronze

Germany > Hanover: uniface bronze medallion of Board of Jewish Community in Hannover , c. 1870-1880s; 44.5mm, 19.1g. Coat of arms of Hanover with lions on either side, and community's name written around: ”Vorstand der Israelitischen Gemeinde zu Hannover”. Probably affixed to an official object belonging to the Board; its est. date relates to time of growth in community: after emancipation of Jews of Hanover (1866), est. of the large Synagogue (1865-1870) & rise in Jewish population, to 3500 (1880).