Medal Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Jewish Settlement in the United States

Isidore Konti (American (born in Austria), 1862–1938)

1905

Medium/TechniqueBronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 75 mm (2 15/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Rabbi Howard A. Berman

Accession number2014.2009

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ClassificationsNumismatics

Collections

Judaica

InscriptionsObverse:"Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Jewish Settlement in the United States". Artist's signature: ISIDORE KONTI SC Reverse: "1655 -1905" on the tablet held by the female figure and in Hebrew around the figures:" Freedom is born from heaven; Justice and Law are the foundations of her throne. Inscribed with the artist's mark: "I K 1905".

Provenance2014, gift of Howard Berman, Boston to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2014)