Salomon Heine, Hospital of the German Israelite Community, Hamburg Germany

€344,958.00
LocationHamburg, Free Hanseatic city of
Year1841
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
CompositionBronze
Weight5.54 g
Diameter23.2 mm
Thickness1.6 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth
PeriodFree Hanseatic City (1324-1922)
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Obverse descriptionImage of Solomon Heine facing left. Legend follows the perimeter. Very small dentails inside of rim.
Obverse letteringSALOMON HEINE. MENSCHENLIEBE IST DIE KRONE ALLER TUGENDEN J.D.
(Translation: LOVE OF PEOPLE IS THE CROWN OF ALL VIRTUES)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionVery small dentails inside of rim. A building fills the center of the token. The legend follows at upper perimeter. Four addition lines of text under the building.
Reverse letteringKRANKENHAUS D D ISRAEL: GEMEINDE DER SEL FRAU BETTY HEINE ZUM ANDENKEN ERBAUT VON IHREM GATTEN HAMB. 1841
(Translation: HOSPITAL D D ISRAEL: Community Mrs. Betty Heine Built for Memory From her husband Hamburg 1841)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1841 J.D. - -
Catalog ID5646917090
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