Bidspirit auction | Russia: 50th Anniversary of Society

Russia: 50th Anniversary of Society for Spreading Education Among Jews in Russia bronze medal, 1913; by Jewish medallist Ilya Yakovlevich Guenzburg (Günzburg) ; size: 58.75mm; weight: 91.95g. Obverse Hebrew legend: ”The Company [Society] for the disemination of education ['haskala'] in Israel [i.e. among the Children of Israel]”, with Hebrew jubilee dates below. Reverse Hebrew legend: ”May there be Light!”. Struck to commemorate society founded by wealthy Günzburg family in Saint Petersburg in 1863 . The medallist is listed as born in Vilna (JMM) or Grodno (Jewish Encyclopedia); unlisted in Forrer . Ref: JMM p.56-57 & A.S.Waldstein in 'The Shekel' vol. 27, p. 34-36.