Bidspirit auction | Britain(?): tallion of ” British-Israelite

Britain(?): tallion of ” British-Israelite ” religious movement , c. late 19th C.; not maker-marked; size: 25.75 x 36.5mm; weight: 10.1g. Obverse: British coat of arms; Hebrew legend below, ”Kadosh Israel Malkeinu” (Holy Israel Our Lord). Reverse: Star of David with Hebrew words ”Atem Edai” (You are my Witnesses). The movement believes that Western & Northern Europeans, especially the British, are direct descendants of the Ten Lost Israelite Tribes, and that the British Royal Family is directly descended from King David . The emblem's devices are ascribed to different Israelite personalities (David, Ephraim, Judah, Joseph).