Auction 8
Jewish, Zionist & Israeli History in Collectibles
Oct 30, 2019
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Israel
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Numismatics, philatelics, militaria, Judaica, means of payment & ephemera related to Jewish and Israeli history, and the Zionist movement.
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LOT 80220:
New Jewish Hospital Hamburg bronze Judaica medal by Hans Friedrich Alsing, 1841
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New Jewish Hospital Hamburg bronze Judaica medal by Hans Friedrich Alsing, 1841
Germany: large bronze medal of the New Jewish Hospital in Hamburg, 1841, by Hans Friedrich Alsing; size: 45mm; weight: 42.35g, in EF. obverse: the home with German legend "Frau Betty Heine zum andenken erbaut von ihrem Gatten" ('[dedicated to] Mrs. Betty Heine built in memory of her husband'). reverse: Heine's bust & legend "Menschenliebe ist die Krone aller Tugenden" ('Human love is the crown of all virtues'). Salomon Heine (1766-1844) was Jewish German banker & philanthropist, Heinrich Heine's uncle & principal benefactor of the hospital. An identical medal in similar grade sold at auction (2014) for €2500.
