Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Medal – "He Who Keeps Israel Neither Slumbers nor Sleeps", 1608

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Medal with a verse from psalms 121:4 in Latin. [Utrecht?], 1608.
Obverse: shepherd in a field surrounded by the Latin inscription "Non Dormit Nec Dormiet" [neither sleeps nor slumbers]. Reverse: Flock of sheep surrounding the coat of arms of Utrecht. The picture is surrounded by the Latin legend "Qui Custodit Israel" [He who keeps Israel].
Diameter: 29 mm. Reverse rotated about 90 degrees.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
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