Chanuka gelt (Yiddish:'Chanuka money') also known as gelt, is money given as presents during the
Jewish festival of Chanuka (Hanukkah). It is typically given to children and
sometimes teachers, often in conjunction with the game of Dreidel. Nowadays in
some communities, chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil are given.
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100 Prutah Rabbi Solomon Kluger
School Chanukah Gelt Token
1949
"Chanukah Gelt
R.S.K.S.".
In center, palm tree & Israel in Hebrew & Arabic.
Issued in 1949 by the Rabbi Solomon Kluger School in New York City.
Brass, 28 mm
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Usually regular ciculation currency is
used.
Eleven identical half-shekel coins given as Chanukah
Gelt by the rebbe, Rabbi Yisrael Mordechai Twersky of Rachmastrivka,
zt”l.
Source:
https://winners-auctions.com
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A sample of Chanuka Gelt of the Lubavitcher Rebbe:
Two Israeli Coins of 1 Lira.
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Chanuka Gelt of the Admor of Kiryat
Vizhnitz, Bnei Berak, 2009
A half-shekel coin in a special
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The exterior of the plastic case. |
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Chanuka Gelt of the Admor of Ramat
Vizhnitz, Haifa, 2002
A half-shekel coin in a special case. |
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Chanuka gelt of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, 1992
Two Israeli coins of 10 agorot. The background is the text of
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