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Jewish Charity Token

Jewish Charity Token - obverseJewish Charity Token - reverse

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Features

Location Ottoman Empire
Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909)
Type Ticaret jetonları › Hastane, huzurevi ve yardım jetonları
Yıllar 1890-1900
Value ½ Para (1⁄8000)
Currency Lira (1844-1923)
Composition Pirinç
Ağırlık 0.67 g
Diameter 16 mm
Şekil İçbükey
Orientation Değişik hizalamalar ↺
Demonetized Evet
Numara
N#
456076
Referanslar Haffner Sobel# CC-16
Sylvia Haffner Magnus, Nathan Sobel; 1978. Judaic Tokens and Medals. American Israel Numismatic Association, New York City, New York, United States.

Obverse

(en) The word 'charity' with decorative border.

Script: İbranice

Lettering:
צ ד
ה ק

Reverse

(en) Brockage of the obverse

Comments

(en)

This charity token was likely issued by a major Jewish seminary in Jerusalem in the 1890s and 1900s. Rich members of the community could buy 20 tokens at a rate of 10 Ottoman paras. They would then give the tokens to local poor people as charity, who could redeem the tokens at the seminary. 

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1890-1900) 

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