Lot 397
Medal - Rabbi Akiva Eiger
Medal commemorating Rabbi Akiva Eiger, [1937].
Pale metal, plated.
Obverse: in the center is a portrait of Rabbi Akiva Eiger, inside a frame bearing the inscription: "Portrait of … Rabbi Akiva Eiger of Blessed Memory … of the City of Poznań, Commemorating the Day of his Passing, 13 Tishrei 5598 [1837] …" [Hebrew]. Reverse: illustration of a pair of lions holding the Ten Commandments, and an inscription in German.
Diameter: 9.5 cm. Held in box. Plating chipped.
