Two Medals - Rabbi Akiva Eiger/ Don Isaac Abravanel -
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1. Medal in memory of R. Akiva Eiger, [1937]. White metal, plated.
Obverse: portrait of R. Akiva Eiger, surrounded by the Hebrew legend "Portrait of the head of Diaspora Jewry, servant to the servant of the Lord, R. Akiva Eiger - rabbi of Posen, in memory of the day of his passing, 13 Tishrei, 1837." Reverse: pair of lions holding the Tablets of the Law, and a German legend. Diameter: 99 mm. Some of the plating is peeled off.
2. Medal struck on behalf of the Jewish community in Berlin to commemorate 500 years since the birth of R. Isaac Abravanel, 1937.
Obverse: portrait of Abravanel, the dates 1437-1937, and the legend "Don Isaak Abravanel" in Hebrew and German. Reverse: the Hebrew legend "The complete wise man, philosopher and Torah scholar", and a German legend. Diameter: 92 mm.
Provenance: Collection of Bruno Kirschner.
Obverse: portrait of R. Akiva Eiger, surrounded by the Hebrew legend "Portrait of the head of Diaspora Jewry, servant to the servant of the Lord, R. Akiva Eiger - rabbi of Posen, in memory of the day of his passing, 13 Tishrei, 1837." Reverse: pair of lions holding the Tablets of the Law, and a German legend. Diameter: 99 mm. Some of the plating is peeled off.
2. Medal struck on behalf of the Jewish community in Berlin to commemorate 500 years since the birth of R. Isaac Abravanel, 1937.
Obverse: portrait of Abravanel, the dates 1437-1937, and the legend "Don Isaak Abravanel" in Hebrew and German. Reverse: the Hebrew legend "The complete wise man, philosopher and Torah scholar", and a German legend. Diameter: 92 mm.
Provenance: Collection of Bruno Kirschner.
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Two Medals - Rabbi Akiva Eiger/ Don Isaac Abravanel -
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