Auction 55b
Part II - Bruno Kirschner's Medal Collection and other Numismatic Items
May 9, 2017
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Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 154:
Two Medals - Jewish Institutions in Holland, 19th Century
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Sold for: $1,400
Start price:
$
500
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Two Medals - Jewish Institutions in Holland, 19th Century
1. Bronze medal on behalf of the "High Commission for Jewish Affairs", the organizational body of Holland's Jews. Holland, 1836.
Obverse: wreath encircled by the legend "Toegewezen foor de Hoofd-Commissie tot de Zaken der Israëliten" [Dutch: "Bestowed by the High Commission for Jewish Affairs"]. Reverse: tree, column with a Star of David at its base, the Tablets of the Law, a lion holding an emblem, and more. Encircled by the legend "Koninklyke Besluiten van 8 Maart 1836 No. 23 en 29 April 1836 No. 84". Signed - "I.P. Schouberg".
Diameter: 47 mm.
2. Bronze medal, by Jacques Wiener, honoring M.J. Van Gigch, on the occasion of his contribution to the founding of a Jewish old folks' home in The Hague, 1841.
Obverse: the old folks' home, the Hebrew legend "Oasis of peace for the elderly" and the legend "Ingewyd den XXVI Augustus MDCCCXXXXI". Reverse: Dedication legends in Dutch.
Diameter: 40 mm.
Provenance: collection of Bruno Kirschner.
