Lot 165
Two Medals – "The Montefiore Hebrew Prize" - Merchant Taylors School in England
Two medals – Prize in the name of Moses Montefiore in Merchant Taylors School in England. England, 1853, 1889.
Obverse: Inscription "The Montefiore Hebrew Prize" surrounded by two Laurel branches. Reverse: emblem of the school portraying two camels holding a shield with a sheep.
The name of the receiver and the year in which the medal was granted are engraved on both medals: "David Mason Gardner, 1853"; "G.H. Box. 1889".
The Merchant Taylors boys' school was founded in 1561 and was located in London until 1933. The Montefiore prize was granted every year for excellence in the study of the Hebrew language.
Diameter: 50 mm. Hook for hanging. One medal in contained in a glass and metal container. Placed in a box.
