Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Medal - Beitar Harbin - China, 1940

Opening: $100
Sold for: $238
Including buyer's premium
A medal designed as a shield, with a loop for hanging on a chain. [China, 1940].
Obeverse: Seven branched Menorah topped by the inscription "Betar" and the inscription "Keter [B(e)tar Harbin" below it.
Reverse: Engraved inscription in Russian, and the date 13/9/40.
Beitar branch in Harbin was founded in 1929. In 1940 the fourth convention of the Revisionist Zionists was scheduled to take place in Harbin but it was cancelled in view of Japanese objection.
Length: 32 mm, fair-good condition. Stains.
Objects, Numismatics (Banknotes, Shares, Tokens etc.)
Objects, Numismatics (Banknotes, Shares, Tokens etc.)