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Judaica / Zionism - USA, Yeshiva University Token - New York, 1946 - Bronze token from Yeshiva University, the first American Jewish institution of higher learning integrating Torah and secular studies, founded in New York in 1886. Obverse: Shows the university’s shield emblem with an open Torah scroll inscribed “Torah U’Madda” (Torah and Knowledge) and the Hebrew year 5706 (1946) at the bottom. Around the edge: “YESHIVA UNIVERSITY” in English and “Yeshivat Yitzchak Elchanan” in Hebrew. Reverse: Blank. The token was struck in 1946, likely to commemorate 60 years since the founding of Yeshivat Yitzchak Elchanan, or as a fundraising and commemorative piece in the post-World War II era. Metal: Bronze Weight: 6.772 g Diameter: 25 mm