Auction 55b
Part II - Bruno Kirschner's Medal Collection and other Numismatic Items
May 9, 2017
(your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 146:
Plaque - Visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to Palestine
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Sold for: $850
Start price:
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250
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Plaque - Visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to Palestine
Bronze plaque commemorating the visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to Palestine in 1898.
Obverse: portrait of the emperor surmounting the legend "Wilhelm II Deutscher Kaiser". At the top of the plaque is a relief of a Catholic church. Beneath it is the date in Roman numerals - XXX. X. MDCCCIIC (30 October 1898). Reverse: relief of the Church of the Redeemer, perched on a tree, and the legend "Erloeser-kirche zu Ierusalem".
approx. 60X107 mm.
Provenance: collection of Bruno Kirschner.
