Synagogue Medals - Coin Auctions
 Lot 0236a - Medals & Tokens Synagogue Medals - Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleNetherlands: numbered (167) 25th Anniv. Numismatic Society of Zeeland/ Synagogue of Middelburg, 1993, silvered cast bronze(?) medal; by Fibru of Brussels; size: 68mm; weight: 98.15g. Obv.: Zeeland coat of arms; initials below, "NKZ 68-93" ("Numismatische Kring Zeeland" + silver jubilee dates); house w/letter C & number 92, below (artist's mark?). Rev.: renovation of Middelburg Synagogue; Heb. leg. (Isaiah c.60 v.10) "And aliens [non-Jews] will build up thy walls". Assembled from 2 planchets. This was 1st Dutch Synagogue built outside Amsterdam (1705); damaged in 1944; restored 1994. NSZ based in Middelburg. Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleMedals & Tokens Synagogue Medals |
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 Lot 0231a - Medals & Tokens Synagogue Medals - Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleGermany > Frankfurt: x2 proof non-denominational silver coins commemorating 1200 years to Frankfurt's founding, by MDM; size: 40mm. Obverse depicts the city's coat of arms and the dates 794 - 1200. Reverse of one depicts the Frankfurt Synagogue, with date of founding (1910); the reverse of the other depicts right-facing bust of Meyer Amschel Rothschild, with his dates of birth and death. In proof state with a few signs of exposure to the air. Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleMedals & Tokens Synagogue Medals |
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 Lot 0232a - Medals & Tokens Synagogue Medals - Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleGermany > Nuremburg: [Reform] Great Synagogue of Nuremburg inauguration medal, ND (1874); not maker-marked; cast copper-finished bronze(?); size: 2.75cm; weight: 9.65g. Obv.: Synagogue [on Hans Sachs Platz], towers over Pegnitz river; "Synagoge" above. Rev.: quote ex 'meistersinger' Sachs, "Who was once in Nuremberg, may come again every year". Designed by Adolf Wolff & inaugurated 8 Sept- ember 1874 (twin inauguration w/'La Victoire', Paris). Mayor von Stromer mentioned ancestor, Ulrich, who drove city's Jews out by force & that chapter ends now; Reformist Sachs depicted Jews more favorably than his peers. In BU. Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleMedals & Tokens Synagogue Medals |
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 Lot 0233a - Medals & Tokens Synagogue Medals - Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleHungary: 125th Anniversary Budapest Unification/Dohany Street Synagogue silver proof medal, by György Bognár; size: 42mm; weight: 36g; thickness: 3.5mm. Obverse depicts the city's coat of arms with legend in Hungarian "Pest Buda, Óbuda-Egyesítésének 125. Évfordulójára • Budapest # 1998" ('125th Anniversary of Budapest Unifcation'). On reverse an image of the Synagogue exterior with a set of Tablets superimposed and the Hungarian legend "Dohany Utcai Zsinagóga" ('Dohany Street Synagogue'). Issued as a limited edition production of 1000. Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleMedals & Tokens Synagogue Medals |
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 Lot 0234a - Medals & Tokens Synagogue Medals - Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleHungary: Szeged Synagogue inauguration medal by [Sebestyén /Sebastian] Staffner in silver; size: 30mm; weight: 10.95g. Obv.: Old Synagogue; leg. "Jewish Community of Szeged [Szegedi Zsidó Hitközseg]" & inauguration date in Roman numerals (19 May 1903); outer ring leg. lists 3 names (surname first): Dr. Várhelyi Rósa Izsó [community president?], Immánuel Löw [Szeged Chief Rabbi, designed the Synagogue], Lipót Baumhorn [Leopold Baumhorn, the Jewish architect]. Rev.: new Synagogue w/Heb. date (1903) + left, hallmarks G.S.A. of Viennese die-sinker Georg Adam Scheid & right, .800 silver 'dog's head' mintmark; "Staffner" below (Forrer-unlisted). New building was completed 60 years to the day of erection of Old Synagogue (1843, day after Lag Ba'Omer holiday); construction began in August 1900 & completed October 1902; survived the Holocaust & is today the 2nd largest in Hungary (after Dohány St. in Budapest), 4th largest in the world. In VF-EF. Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleMedals & Tokens Synagogue Medals |
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 Lot 0229a - Medals & Tokens Synagogue Medals - Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleFrance: Consistorial Synagogue of Bordeaux establishment medal, 1810; struck in copper; by Louis Jaley; size: 35.25mm; weight: 19.95g. Obv.: 3-line Fr. leg. "Synagogue Consistoriale de Bordeaux" + "Jaley FT." ('Fabrique Travaille' - workshop?] in exergue. Rev.: 5-line Fr. leg. "Eleveé en L'an 1810 Sous le Regne de Napoleon le Grand." ['Erected in the year 1810 under the reign of Napoleon the Great']. Synagogue designed by Arnaud Corcelles; inaugurated 14 May 1812. This is one of only 2 knoen Synagogue medals struck before Napoleon's fall. In VF-EF w/little obv. oxidation; JM-71/138 (only bronze & pewter listed), Jew. Ency. p401. Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleMedals & Tokens Synagogue Medals |
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 Lot 0235a - Medals & Tokens Synagogue Medals - Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleNetherlands: cast silver spoon commemorating 250th Anniversary of Portuguese -Jewish Synagogue, 1925; by E.L. Molenberg & Zoon (Groningen); size: 37.75 x 123mm; weight: 17.45g. On finial 'eagle protecting brood' as per design on the Synagogue; relief image of building on spoon base; leg. above "KKTT 5435" ='Kahal Kadosh Talmud Torah 1675' (Sacred Assembly Students of the Torah, 1925) & below "Portug[ees] -Israel[itische] Synagoge Amsterdam" (maker mark above). Community est. 1639 when 3 Spanishe communities merged to form "Talmud Torah" Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam. Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleMedals & Tokens Synagogue Medals |
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 Lot 0230a - Medals & Tokens Synagogue Medals - Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleGermany > Bavaria: silver medal for cornerstone-laying of 1st public Synagogue, Munich, 1824; size: 2.65cm; weight: 5.4g. Obv.: 4-line etched Heb. leg. "In the Benevolence of the King Show Respect # Who Lays the Foundation Stone ["Even [Ha]Shtiya", ref. "Holy of Holies" foundation stone, Great Temple] # For the Synagogue ['BH"K'] in Munich, the Capital # Day 2 of the Week [Monday] Start of New Month of Av 5584 [26 July 1824]". Rev.: right-facing King; Ger. leg. "Maximilian Ioseph König von Baiern" & medallist's initial "L.". Recorded history of Jews in Munich dates to 1229; first public Synagogue was only permitted to be est. in 1824. When it opened (on Westenriederstrasse, designed by Jean Baptiste Metivier; destroyed on Kristallnacht) in 1826, Bavaria was under the reign of King Ludwig I & Queen Therese (who attended the ceremony), but the community honored King's predecessor on a medal (fetched €9000 at auction, 2014) by Jewish medallist J. W. Lowenbach, which read "Built During the Glorious Reign of His Highness, Max. Joseph I, now Deceased". Portrait side of the present medal is attributed to Joseph Lösch (Bavarian court medalist), whose other portrait medals are identical to this one, & who used the inital "L." on some of his works (Forrer v. 3 p.252); Lowenbach began career around 1824 and may have etched the flawless Hebrew dedication. Rare: medallic commemorations of Synagogue stone-laying events are almost unique. Unusual: occurred bet. Fasts 17 Tammuz & 9th Av, “3 Weeks” during which Jewish custom forbids building new structures, even on the start of Av - except in the cases like Synagogues where this is actually a Mitzvah + permitted.
Deutschland > Bayern: Silbermedaille für Grundsteinlegung der 1. öffentlichen Synagoge, München, 1824; Größe: 2,65cm; Gewicht: 5,4g. Vorderseite: 4-zeilige geätzte Beschriftung, Heb. "Im Wohlwollen des Königs zeigen Sie Respekt # Wer legt den Grundstein ["Even [Ha] Shtiya", Ref. Grundstein "Allerheiligste", großer Tempel] # Für die Synagoge ['BH "K'] in München, der Hauptstadt # 2. Tag der Woche [Montag] Start neues Monats Av 5584 [26. Juli 1824]". Rücks.: nach r. zeigender König; Beschriftung, Deutsch: "Maximilian Joseph König v. Bayern" & Initial des Medaillenherstellers "L." Aufgezeichnete Geschichte der Juden in München geht auf 1229; erste öffentliche Synagoge durfte nur in 1824 gegründet werden. Beim Öffnen (auf der Westenriederstrasse; zerstört während d. Kristallnacht) 1826, war Bayern unter Herrschaft v. König Ludwig I & Königin Therese (die in d. Zeremonie teilnahmen), aber Beschriftung auf Medaille v. jüdischen Medaillenhersteller J. W. Löwenbach nennt v. Gemeinde geehrten Königs Vorgänger & lautet "Erbaut während der herrlichen Herrschaft v. seiner Hoheit, Max. Joseph I, inzwischen verstorbenen". Porträtseite der anwesenden Medaille wird Joseph Lösch (Bayerischen Hof-Medaillenmeister) zugeschrieben, wer den ersten "L." auf einigen seiner Werke verwendete (Forrer Bd. 3, S. 252); Löwenbach begann die Karriere um 1824 & hat möglicherweise die einwandfreie hebräische Widmung geätzt. Selten: zeitgenössische Gedenkfeiern zu Ereignissen v. Grundsteinlegung- d. Synagoge sind fast einzigartig. Ungewöhnliche Gelegenheit: wurde zwischen Fasten v. 17. Tammuz u. 9. Av aufgetreten, der "3 Wochen", wenn jüdischer Brauch den Bau v. neuen Bauwerken, zum Beginn v. Av, verbietet - außer in den Fällen von Bauwerken, die der Öffentlichkeit dienen (wie Synagogen), wo dies tatsächlich Mitzwah ist, u. dies ist erlaubt. Historama SIGNIFICANT JUDAICA Mailbid SaleMedals & Tokens Synagogue Medals |
