Salomon Heine, Hospital of the German Israelite Community, Hamburg Germany 1841 front Salomon Heine, Hospital of the German Israelite Community, Hamburg Germany 1841 back
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Salomon Heine, Hospital of the German Israelite Community, Hamburg Germany

1841 year
Bronze 5.54 g 23.2 mm
Description
Location
Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg (German States)
Period
Free Hanseatic City (1324-1922)
Type
Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year
1841
Composition
Bronze
Weight
5.54 g
Diameter
23.2 mm
Thickness
1.6 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#344958
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Very small dentails inside of rim. A building fills the center of the token. The legend follows at upper perimeter. Four addition lines of text under the building.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KRANKENHAUS D D ISRAEL: GEMEINDE
DER SEL FRAU BETTY HEINE
ZUM ANDENKEN ERBAUT
VON IHREM GATTEN
HAMB. 1841

Translation:
HOSPITAL D D ISRAEL: Community
Mrs. Betty Heine
Built for Memory
From her husband
Hamburg 1841

Edge

Plain

Comment

Hospital of the German Israelite Community, or the Betty Heinesche Stift, in the suburb of St. Pauli near Hamburg