Auction 66 · Lot 368
PRUSSIAN JEWISH-CHRISTIAN SILVER CALENDAR MEDAL
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
1804
Description
“Kalendermedaille” struck and signed by Daniel Friedrich Loos.
Obverse: Central sunburst device with dates, surrounded by three additional rings and. Calendar. Of interest are the references and dates for Jewish festival days: Jüdischen Ostern, Zerstörung Jerusalems (Ninth of Av), Versöhnung (Yom Kippur) and Lauberhüt (Sukoth).
Reverse: Intricate calendar with symbols for moon phases, seasonal dates at top and birthdates of Prussia’s royal family below. Diam: 1.75 inches.
summary
Jewish calendar medals such as this are well documented for the years 1804-1805 specifically in Hamburg where the Jewish merchant-class were highly regarded.
However this type of medal emanating from Prussia is exceptionally scarce, especially in silver.