Auction 28 - Objects - Judaica, Ceremonial Art and Israeliana

Medals – the Establishment of Rishon LeZion / Theodor Herzl, 1882

Opening: $150
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
1. Copper medal, minted on the occasion of the establishment of Rishon LeZion, 1882. On one side are scenes of the settlement, above: the date "5642"; surrounded by the verse (Yeshayahu 41, 27) "They are Rishon LeZion (first of Zion) and I will bring the herald to Jerusalem / Rishon LeZion Colony". On the other side is a "Magen David" and two gates: the right portrays a Jew sowing his field and on the left are Jews near the Western Wall. Around the medal is the inscription, "If I forget you Jerusalem my right hand shall be forgotten. Who shall bring forth from Zion / Israel's salvation". Diameter: 2.8 cm. Good condition. See: "Jewish Tradition in Art – The Feuchtwanger Collection" by Dr. Yeshayahu Shachar (published by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1971), Item 760.
2. Copper medal. Eretz Israel, 1882.
One side is identical to the Rishon LeZion medal described above (scenes of the settlement and the date "5642"); on the second side is the portrait of Theodor Herzl looking to the left, with the inscription "For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, Dr. Theodor Herzl". Diameter: 2.6 cm. Hook for hanging.
Tokens, Coins and Medals
Tokens, Coins and Medals