Medal - Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor

€466,309.00
LocationRussia › Russian Empire (1547-1917)
Year1897
TypeReligious medals
CompositionBronze (sometimes made of copper, very rare - in silver)
Weight8 g
Diameter280 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
ShapeRound with a loop (Loop is frequently lost with time)
TechniqueCast (weight may vary)
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse description
Obverse lettering
(Translation: cicular inscription in Hebrew HaRav HaGaon R` Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor (Rabbi gaon Icchak Elchanan Spektor))
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionImage of the grave of rabbi Gaon Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor
Reverse lettering
(Translation: The ohel (tombstone monument) of Y.E.Spektor, above semicircular inscription: `Image of the grave of rabbi Gaon Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor; born 577`; below: `He died on 21 adar 656`. The dates are given in the Jewish calendar: 577 is 1817 and the year of death 656 is 1896.)
Reverse scriptHebrew
Engraver
Mintage1897  - -
Catalog ID7147041410
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