Lot 516
Medallion – The Jewish Hospital in Hamburg
Medallion, the Jewish community hospital in Hamburg named after Salomon Heine. Undated, 19th Century. One side has Salomon Heine’s portrait, the reverse shows a view of the hospital, built in memory of Heine’s wife in 1841. The inscription is in German.
Salomon Heine was the uncle of the poet Heinrich Heine.
Diameter – 2.5 cm. Good condition.
