Lot 495 | GERMANY. Hamburg. Medal 5607 A.M. = 1846/7.

Lot 495

GERMANY. Hamburg. Medal 5607 A.M. = 1846/7 (Bronze, 51 mm, 56.27 g, 12 h), on the 25th anniversary of Rabbi Isaac Bernays (1792–1849) in office. GEWIDMET VON VIELEN SEINER VEREHRERN ZU SEINEM 25 JÄHRIGEN AMTS JUBILÄUM / 5607 A.M. around SR EHRWÜRDEN / HERRN ISAAC BERNAYS / GEISTL. BEAMTER / D. DEUTSCH ISRAEL. / GEMEINDE / IN / HAMBURG. in seven lines. Rev. לאדוננו מורנו החכם דק״ק אשכנזים בהאמבורג / תר״ו ('To our master and teacher, the sage of the Holy Ashkenazi Congregation in Hamburg / 5606 [1845-6]' in Hebrew) around יפעת דבריך השמעת אזננו / צדקת מפעלותיך ראו עינינו / חמדת תורתנו הודעת לנו / קולך שמענו־שמחה לבנו / בשלום ובמישור גדולות עשית / מעוז ומשען לעדתך היית / החזקת תורה ממטמוניה גלית / ובדרכי אבותינו אותנו נהגת / יסרת רבים גם הורית האמונה / על כן זכרונך בלבנו צפונה / קח נא רגשת נפשנו למנה / בך אור ראינו יתרון מצאנו ('You made our ears hear the splendor of your words; our eyes beheld the righteousness of your deeds; you made known to us the delight of our Torah; we heard your voice - a joy to our hearts. In peace and uprightness you accomplished great things; you were a stronghold and support to your congregation. You strengthened the Torah and revealed its hidden treasures, and guided us in the ways of our fathers. You instructed many and taught the faith as well; therefore your memory is treasured in our hearts. Accept, we pray, the devotion of our souls as an offering; in you we have seen light and found excellence' in Hebrew). Gaedechens (I) p. 223, no. 29. Gaedechens (III) 2090. Wolf V. Small deposits on the obverse and tiny edge nicks, otherwise, good extremely fine.

Ex Peus 402, 3 November 2010, 1972 and Peus 399, 4 November 2009, 1074.

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