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Auction: 321 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale and Stocks and Bonds of the Americas
Lot: 96

Judaica. France. La Bienfaisante Israelite Award Medal, 1920. Plaque. Silvered Bronze. 48x70.5mm. By Emmanuel Hannaux. Benevolence-France by tree, her arm resting on shield, her another hand atop a fasces, Society's name below, rev. LA BIENFAISANTE ISRAELITE / FONDÉE EN 1843, placard engraved below to France's noted Jewish educator, economist and politician RAPHAEL GEORGES LÉVY, 28 Novembre 1920 - the same year in which he was elected to the French Senate. Sculptor and medalist, Emmanuel Hannaux, a native of Metz, specialized in Jewish-related subjects. Not mentioned in Friedenberg's "Jewish Minters and Medalists". Rare. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine.

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