Auction 28 - Objects - Judaica, Ceremonial Art and Israeliana

Charity Token – Beirut, 1904

Opening: $150
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
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.
Tokens, Coins and Medals
Tokens, Coins and Medals