Auction 73
Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Aug 11, 2020
(your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 12:
Medallion – Second Zionist Congress, 1898
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Start price:
$
400
Auction house commission:
25%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Medallion – Second Zionist Congress, 1898
Medallion commemorating the Second Zionist Congress, 1898.
Obverse: Five portraits. Herzl's portrait in the center, surrounded by those of Max Nordau, Bernard Lazar, Max Emanuel Mandelstam and Rabbi Moses Gaster. With background foliate motif.
Reverse: Quote from Ezekiel 37:21 (Hebrew): "I shall take the sons of Israel and bring them to their land", set in a Star of David. Border legend in Yiddish: "Presidium of the second Zionist congress in Basel, 28-30 August 1898".
Diameter: 29 mm. Suspension loop. Minor blemishes.
