Auction 36
Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
By Kedem
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Feb 26, 2014
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 140:
Medal – "Relief Society for Hungarian Jews", 1940
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Sold for: $260
Start price:
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200
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Medal – "Relief Society for Hungarian Jews", 1940
Medal granted to donors for the OMZSA organization [Orszagos Magyar Zsido Segito Akcio] – Relief society for Jews of Hungary. Cast bronze. Hungary, 1940.
Obverse: relief of a mother and child, and an inscription in Hungarian: "Testvéremet Ne Hagyd El"[do not forsake your brother]. Stamped: O. Strasser [Örkényi István Strasser].
Reverse: the OMZSA emblem (with Tablets of the Law) and inscription in Hungarian stating that the medal is granted as a prize for a donation, and the Jewish year 5700 (1940). The name of the donor (the recipient of the medal) does not appear on the medal.
Diameter: 77 mm. Contained in a box.
