Lot 234
Charity Token – Beirut, 1904
Brass charity token. Beirut, Lebanon, 1904.
Inscribed on one side is "Charity for the Poor, Bikur Cholim 5664" and on the other side "Beirut". The edge of the token is sharp.
For further details about the use of charity tokens, see previous items.
See: "Jewish Tradition in Art – The Feuchtwanger Collection" by Dr. Yeshayahu Shachar (published by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1971), Item 164b.
