Auction 36 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
Three Medals – " Edict of Tolerance" - Emperor Franz Joseph II – 1782, 1882
Opening: $200
Sold for: $600
Including buyer's premium
1-2. Two medals issued to note the " Edict of Tolerance" published by Emperor Franz Joseph II, which granted rights to Austrian Jews. 1782.
Obverse: Relief of Franz Joseph II, the inscription "IOSEPHVS II ROM IMP SEMP AUG "and the inscription:" TOLERANTIA IMPERANTIS [tolerance rules]. Marked: Reich.
Reverse: Rabbi, Catholic Bishop and Protestant priest – praying. Above them an eagle (emblem of the empire) holding a sign: "In Deo". On one medal the inscription "tolerance rules" does not appear nor does the manufacturer's name. Diameter: 45 mm.
3. Medal noting 100 years to the " Edict of Tolerance". 1882.
Obverse: Portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph II and the inscription: "Kaiser Joseph II". Reverse: Inscription in German: "zur erinnerung an die 100 jährige feier der ertheilung des toleranz edictes am 13 oktober 1781 [100 years to the "tolerance edict"], diameter: 30 mm. Hook for hanging and ribbon.
Obverse: Relief of Franz Joseph II, the inscription "IOSEPHVS II ROM IMP SEMP AUG "and the inscription:" TOLERANTIA IMPERANTIS [tolerance rules]. Marked: Reich.
Reverse: Rabbi, Catholic Bishop and Protestant priest – praying. Above them an eagle (emblem of the empire) holding a sign: "In Deo". On one medal the inscription "tolerance rules" does not appear nor does the manufacturer's name. Diameter: 45 mm.
3. Medal noting 100 years to the " Edict of Tolerance". 1882.
Obverse: Portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph II and the inscription: "Kaiser Joseph II". Reverse: Inscription in German: "zur erinnerung an die 100 jährige feier der ertheilung des toleranz edictes am 13 oktober 1781 [100 years to the "tolerance edict"], diameter: 30 mm. Hook for hanging and ribbon.
Coins and Medals
Coins and Medals