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Lot 560

Yitzchak Noach Manheimer - Medal, 1863

Medal commemorating the seventieth birthday of Yitzchak Noach Manheimer. Cast bronze. Austria, 1863.
Manheimer (1793-1865) - teacher and a reform preacher, one of the founders of the Vienna Version (compromise between the traditional and reform Jews in the Vienna Great Synagogue, relating to observance of religion in the first half of 19th century). The portrait of Manheimer appears on one side of the medal, and the inscription "Dr. I.N. Mannheimer Prediger der Israelit Gemeinde in Wien". On the reverse: "Zum Siebzigsten Geburtstage" and a verse from Psalms. Diameter: 5.1 cm. Good condition. Minor scratches.