Auction 57 · Lot 343
Engraved with lion and foliate motif, with Hebrew acronym inscribed: “NMH,” that is, “Na’aseh MiShekel HaKodesh.” Height: 2.5 inches.
- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
RARE POLISH SILVER SHEMIRAH-BECHER.
Publication
1820’s
summary
Chassidic Rebbes would on occasion reward a faithful disciple with silver coins. In some cases, these coins, which were considered protective, would later be made into Sabbath and Festival Kiddush cups, and were know in Yiddish as “Shemirah-Bechers.”