Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Jerusalem Hotel Token – Jaffa, 1880s
Opening: $100
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Token in the value of 1 Piaster. Minted by Ernst von Hardegg, owner of Hotel Jerusalem in Jaffa and a member of the Templers Order. 1880s.
Jerusalem Hotel tokens were used as currency in Jaffa and in Jerusalem.
Obverse: 1 Piaster. Reverse: "Jaffa" and Jerusalem "Hotel".
Diameter 20 mm. Condition: Fine. Unusual type, slightly different weight and design from other known tokens.
Provenance: Collection of Bruno Kirschner.
Jerusalem Hotel tokens were used as currency in Jaffa and in Jerusalem.
Obverse: 1 Piaster. Reverse: "Jaffa" and Jerusalem "Hotel".
Diameter 20 mm. Condition: Fine. Unusual type, slightly different weight and design from other known tokens.
Provenance: Collection of Bruno Kirschner.
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