Auction Catalogue

25 November 1998

Starting at 1:00 PM

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British and World Coins. Tokens and Historical Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 956

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25 November 1998

Hammer Price:
£85

Dutch Charity medal for the victims of the pogroms, undated, c. 1905 (?), silver, voor slachtoffers de pogrom, Hebrew legend in centre, Dutch translation op! ons ter hulpe below, reverse elderly Jew hands held aloft in despair, woman and child injured or dead at his feet, retreating mob in distance, unclear signature on l., 30mm x 23mm, loop for suspension. Almost extremely fine, rare (£50-60)

Although undated the medal perhaps refers to the Russian pogroms of 1903 or 1905.