Worldwide Stamps and Covers Tokens: Jewish Charities Israel
Sale No: 7
Lot No:240
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Israel.Israel: "Yeshiva Meah Shearim" blessing/good luck token, circa. 1960's; bronze; not maker-marked; size: 25.5mm x 30.5mm; weight: 5.8g. Obverse: English legend & Hebrew good wish for "Blessing and Success". Reverse: Star of David & word "Zion" in center. This Jewish religious studies school is one of the most prominent ones in Jerusalem, founded in 1885, and located in the neighborhood of Meah Shearim ("A Hundred Gates"), which is usually known for its strong anti-Zionist tendencies, though this Yeshiva is Zionist-religious. The Yeshiva experienced periods of economic distress in the past and it may be that this token of blessing was given in exchange for donations. In VF. --------------------
This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $29. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us. --------------------
Product Tags: Israeli Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Jewish Charities & Fundraisers and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Israel and from 20th Century, 1960s which are Objects with Biblical or Jewish Religious references or Hebrew Dates
Palestine Mandate.Palestine: Zionist affiliation enamelled pin, circa. 1918-1920's; bronze and enamel; not maker-marked; size: 11.5mm x 53.5mm; weight: 1.4g. Star of David shaped pin in blue enamel with bronze and gilt, bearing the word "Zion" in metal at center. --------------------
This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $119. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us. --------------------
Product Tags: Mandatory Palestinian Pins, Zionist Tokens & Medals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Palestine Mandate and from 1919-1923 3rd Aliya, 20th Century, 1910s, 1920s, 1919-1923 3rd Aliya, 1924-1929 4th Aliya which are Objects with Biblical or Jewish Religious references or Hebrew Dates
Poland.Poland: WWI era Zionist Labor Union 3rd Congress sheet-stamped copper token, 1917; not maker-marked; size: 3cm; weight: 8.75g. Obverse: Star of David with dot in center; double-ring Hebrew legend "Third Congress of the Zionist Labor Union in Poland"; small Star of David at base. Reverse: Star of David at center; double-ring with Hebrew dates of the Congress "12-17 [month of] Cheshvan 5678" (28 Oct. - 2 Nov. 1917). In post-war Poland Hebrew schools began to organize themselves under the name "The Hebrew Movement"; this Congress created a board of governors for the elementary schools; by 1922 it led to establishment of the famous East European "Tarbut" school system. --------------------
This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $374. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us. --------------------
Product Tags: Polish Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Zionist Tokens & Medals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Poland and from World War I, 20th Century, 1910s which are Hebrew on/in non-Israeli object, Objects with Biblical or Jewish Religious references or Hebrew Dates,
Russia.Russia: medallion of the Second National Conference of Russian Zionists in Minsk, 1902, inscribed to “Akiva Arieh Weiss | Lodz Representative”; not maker-marked; size (tallion only): 23.75 x 37.5mm; weight: 9.1g. Weiss was a Russian-born jeweler and watchmaker, who emigrated to Palestine in 1906, there founding in time the textile industry, establishing planning and construction companies, a movie company and cinema, and founding the future Israel Diamond Exchange. As chairman of the "Ahuzat Bayit" building society in 1909, which on 11 April held the famous lottery between 66 families of a 12 acre plot on the dunes of Jaffa, Weiss is generally considered to be the founding father of the city of Tel Aviv. The conference commemorated by this medal is described in detail in a book about it by The Zionist Library press. A unique historical artifact. --------------------
This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $1999. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us. --------------------
Product Tags: Russian, Polish, Holylandish, Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Zionist Tokens & Medals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Russia, Poland, Holyland, and from 1882-1903 1st Aliya, 20th Century, 1900s which are Objects with Biblical or Jewish Religious references or Hebrew Dates, Hebrew on/in non-Israeli object, Unique/Discovery Piece, Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event