Salomon Heine, Hospital of the German Israelite Community, Hamburg Germany
Salomon Heine, Hospital of the German Israelite Community, Hamburg Germany
€344,958.00
Location
Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of
Year
1841
Type
Commemorative medals/Inauguration medal
Composition
Bronze
Weight
5.54 g
Diameter
23.2 mm
Thickness
1.6 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth
Period
Free Hanseatic City
(1324-1922)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Image of Solomon Heine facing left. Legend follows the perimeter. Very small dentails inside of rim.
Obverse lettering
SALOMON HEINE.
MENSCHENLIEBE IST DIE KRONE ALLER TUGENDEN
J.D. (Translation: LOVE OF PEOPLE IS THE CROWN OF ALL VIRTUES)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Very 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 lettering
KRANKENHAUS 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)