Auction 087
Holy books, manuscripts, Judaica items, numismatics, coins
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Feb 25, 2015
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 10:
Napoleon and the Sanhedrin Medals. [3]. France, 1950
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Napoleon and the Sanhedrin Medals. [3]. France, 1950
3 identical medals (restored) issued in honor of the Sanhedrin that Napoleon convened in 1806. France, 1950. 41 mm. diameter. Texts in French. One side features a bust of Napoleon Bonaparte with the caption: Napoleon, emperor and king. The reverse features a representative from the Sanhedrin, bowing before the emperor while holding a Decalogue in his hands. With the text 'Grand Sanhedrin' and the date 1806 in Roman numerals. Napoleon tried to reinstate the Great Sanhedrin. Jewish representatives from Italy, Germany and France participated. Its decisions were validated as halachic rulings. However, Napoleon's plans did not come into fruition, because the rabbis strongly opposed the idea. XF.
