Auction 28
Objects - Judaica, Ceremonial Art and Israeliana
By Kedem
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Jan 23, 2013
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 226:
"Zichron Ya'akov" Tokens – Completel Set
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Sold for: $7,500
Start price:
$
800
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 17%
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"Zichron Ya'akov" Tokens – Completel Set
Three brass tokens, for use by the settlers of "Zichron Ya'akov". Minted in Paris in 1885.
The tokens were used by the settlers but their use spread to Arabs living in adjacent villages who traded with the Jews. Noted on one side is their value surrounded by the inscription "Zichron Jacob" and on the second side "Zichron Ya'akov" in Hebrew letters. The tokens have the value of 1, ½ and ¼ (undecided if piaster or metlik). Tokens of other values were not minted.
See: "Jewish Tradition in Art, the Feuchtwanger Collection" by Dr. Yeshayahu Shachar (published by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1971), Item 741a.
