Don Isaac ben Judah Abrabanel Medal Issued by the Aufbringungswerk Judische Gemeinde Berlin (translated as Application Work of the Jewish Community of Berlin) in 1937 on the 500th Anniversary of His Birth
1937
caption:
Obverse: [Hebrew .:] Don Yitzchak son of Yehudah Abravanel // 1437/1937 // [lat .:] Don Isaak Abravanel
Identifer: CJF-RFC2014309
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Description
Don Isaac ben Judah Abrabanel (1437–1508), commonly referred to just as Abrabanel, was a Portuguese Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible commentator, and financier. He was the last and greatest leader of Spanish Jewry before the expulsion in 1492.
Medal made of cast copper.
Reference: City Museum Berlin (ed.): Coins and Medals from the Collections of the City Museum Foundation Berlin, Berlin 1998, S.141f (Figure P. 61)
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