Lot 470
Charity Tokens - Palestine and Syria
Ten "Charity" tokens. Palestine and Syria.
1-9. Nine tokens. [Zedakah/Hevra Kadisha]. These tokens were meant for carriers of coffins or given to beggars in the Mount of Olives cemetery. Dov Genihovsky claims that the tokens were issued by "Torat Haim" Yeshivah founded in the 1890s. He writes: "'Torat Haim' tokens were purchased by poor people for giving change to donors of charity. Once a quantity of tokens was accumulated they could be exchanged for Turkish money - for a reasonable commission".
Diameter: approx. 18 mm.
10. Token, "BeZedaka Techoneneni". Syria. The number "101" appears in the center; the numeric value equals the name of Angel Michael whose name is related to donation of charity.
Diameter: approx. 20 mm.
Condition varies. Some tokens in fair-poor condition (rubbed or with corrosion).
