Varied collection of 24 medals, plaques and pendants, which were issued in memory of various figures and events. Europe and Palestine, the 18th-20th centuries.
1. Medal minted to commemorate the "Edict of Tolerance" issued by Emperor Franz Joseph II, which granted rights to the Jews in Austria. With the Emperor's portrait and the legend: "Tolerantia Imperantis" (Latin: Tolerance Rules). Austria, 1782. Signed – Reich (Johann Christian Reich).
2. A medal minted to commemorate Admiral Sydney Smith's success in fighting off Napoleon's army in Acre during the battle of 1799. [England, ca. 1820]. With Smith's portrait and signatures of the artists: James Mudie, George Mills and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet.
3-5. Three medals with portraits of European dignitaries, 18th and 19th centuries:?* Medal with the Tetragrammaton and the portrait of the British mathematician and philosopher Samuel Clarke. * Medal with the portrait of a Belgian attorney, judge and Congress Member. * Medal with the portrait of Prof. Johann Nepomuk von Nussbaum.
6-10. Five medals with Jewish themes. [Europe, 18th – 20th centuries]: * Two silver medals with the portrait of Moses and a relief of the Tablets of the Law. One of them with the Tetragrammaton, the other is signed: Loos (Gottfried Bernhard Loos). * Medal with a relief of the Ten Commandments, signed L.F. * Medal with a portrait of King Solomon. * Silver medal with a relief of a star-of-David and the emblem of the United Kingdom (England, early 20th century).
11-12. Two bronze plaques with a relief of the two spies carrying a cluster of grapes on a pole, after a sketch by Ze'ev Raban. [Israel, the second half of the 20th century].
12-24. 12 plaques, medals and other items commemorating Theodor Herzl (Israel; one item from the USA, ca. 1940s-1960s): * Two plaques with Herzl's portrait, one of them made by "Pal-Bell". * Medals and plaques designed by Shmuel Krechmer. * Medal - one hundred years since Herzl's birth, with the symbols of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. * Two medals - liberation of Jerusalem, with a relief of a soldier standing by the Western Wall and the legend: "Liberation of Jerusalem 7.9.1967". * Pin with Herzl's portrait issued by the Zionist Organization of America. * And more.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New-York.

Silver medal (marked) commemorating the conquest of Jerusalem by the British in 1917.
Obverse: A Star-of-David with a lion in it. Around it the legends "The Conquest of Jerusalem 9.XII. 1917" in Hebrew and English. Under the star-of-David, the artist's signature – MH. Reverse: Blank
Diameter: 30 mm. Suspension loop.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.

Medal commemorating the appointment of Herbert Samuel as High Commissioner of Palestine, 1920.
Obverse: Herbert Samuel's portrait, his name in Hebrew and in English and the year (1920). Reverse: The Hebrew word "Zion" within a Star-of-David, with the legend "High Commissioner of Palestine / Eretz Israel" (Hebrew and English).
Diameter: 24 mm. Suspension loop.?Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.

Medal with a Hebrew legend reminding in its design ancient Seleucid coins.
Obverse: Portrait of King Antiochus III. Reverse: an elephant with the legend "Antiochus" in Hebrew and Greek surrounding it.
Diameter: 25 mm.

A plaque and four medals awarded in Sports competitions in Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s.?1. Medal awarded in a rowing competition in Haifa in 1932. On one side is a relief of a rower, signed: "E. Fraisse". On the other side - a wreath, the legend "rowing surfboard grade B", name of the medal winner and the legend "Dolphin 15 X 32". Diameter: 40 mm. Suspension loop.?2. Plaque made by Shmuel Krechmer - "Prize A" award in the National championship, 1935, on behalf of the "Amateur Sports Association in Palestine". In the center is a map of Palestine, surmounted by a Star of David and the Hebrew legend "Yerushalem". Signed on verso in Hebrew: "Krechmer Jerusalem". 29x44 mm.?3. A medal awarded for the national football competition in 1937. Diameter 29 mm. Suspension loop.?4. A medal awarded, presumably, in a football competition in Haifa in 1941. On one side appears a relief of players during a game and on verso the legend "J.S.P. Haifa 1941. Diameter: 31 mm.?5. A medal awarded, presumably, in a sports competition in Haifa in 1942. On one side a relief of a man holding a crown. On the other sidw - a wreath and the legend "Haifa 23.5.43". Diameter: 34 mm. Suspension loop.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.