Lot 389
Three Medals – Anti-Semitic Medal, 1923 / 1931 Paris International-Colonial Exposition Medal / Medal Struck by the Israel Coins & Medals Corporation – David Yellin College – 1983
1. Medal designed by Fritz Hörnlein. [Germany], 1923.
Obverse: a fat figure sitting on ears of grain. German legend: "Ob Jud, ob Christ, ein Schuft, der Wucherer ist" [whether Jew or Christian – the usurer is a villain]. Signed: F.H. 1923. Reverse: German legend: in bösen Zeiten ist ohn Zweifel ein Mensch oft des andern Teufel [in bad times, undoubtedly, man often becomes the other's devil].
According to Bruno Kirschner (Deutsche Spottmedaillen auf Juden, no. 30), the medal was designed following the 1923 inflation in Germany and makes use of anti-Semitic motifs.
Diameter: 37 mm.
AU-UNC. Uneven patina.
2. Medal minted for the International-Colonial Exposition in Paris (Exposition Coloniale Internationale). Paris, 1931. Marked.
Obverse: The Palestine pavilion at the exposition and the legend "Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris 1931". Reverse: Olive branch and the legend "Palestine" (Hebrew, English and Arabic). On the lower part, the artist's signature: L. Bazor.
The exposition, which opened in May 1931, was meant to display the rich and diverse cultures of the imperial colonies, including Palestine.
Diameter: 32 mm.
AU-UNC.
3. "David Yellin Academic College of Education / 1914-1984", silver-plate medal, struck by the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation. Israel, 1983. With portraits of David Yellin and Ben-Zion Dinur.
Diameter: 58 mm.
Mint.