Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
Silver Medal – Kaiser Wilhelm II's Voyage to Palestine, 1898
Opening: $100
Unsold
Silver medal (commemorative coin), issued on the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm II's visit to Palestine, 1898. German.
Obverse: bust of the Kaiser (facing right). Legend: "Wilhelm II. Palästina-Reise- Gedenkthaler".
Reverse: the Christ Child in oval frame. Legend: "Zur Einweihung der evang. Erlöserkirche in Jerusalem, Ende Oktober 1898" [on the occasion of the consecration of the Evangelical Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem, end of October, 1898].
Diameter: 35 mm. Graded PCGS SP Genuine, Cleaned-UNC Detail (in a PCGS plastic case).
Obverse: bust of the Kaiser (facing right). Legend: "Wilhelm II. Palästina-Reise- Gedenkthaler".
Reverse: the Christ Child in oval frame. Legend: "Zur Einweihung der evang. Erlöserkirche in Jerusalem, Ende Oktober 1898" [on the occasion of the consecration of the Evangelical Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem, end of October, 1898].
Diameter: 35 mm. Graded PCGS SP Genuine, Cleaned-UNC Detail (in a PCGS plastic case).
Journey of Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Holy Land
Journey of Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Holy Land