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Medals and tokens showing synagogues and yeshivot around the world.

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Synagogues of Jerusalem Synagogues of Jerusalem Synagogues of Jerusalem

2003

Silver 999

Diameter: 38.7 mm

Weight: 28.35 gram

Product of Israel Coins and Medals Corporation
Medal Rishon Lezion Centennial Medal Rishon Lezion Centennial Rishon Lezion Centennial

By Yaacov Agam

Official Medal

1982 / 5742

Tombac

Diameter 59 mm, Weight 94 gram 
Mazkeret Batya Synagogue Mazkeret Batya Synagogue Mazkeret Batya, founded in 1882

The old synagogue 
Blessing Coin Belz Blessing Coin Belz
Chasidut Belz

Front: the hebrew text 'A good sign and good luck to us and to all of Israel, Amen.' Center: the Ancient Synagogue of Belz, above the text 'Abundance of Blessing and Success and the Holy Spirit'.

Back: Mount Sinai, the Tablets of Covenant. Beneath this the text: Torah, Work and Acts of Kindness (Torah, Avoda, Gemilut Chasisim)
At the edge is written: 'Torah and Chasidut Center in the Land of Israel'

Diameter: 40 mm
Rabbi Nachman of Breslev Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi Front: Rabbi Nachman of Breslev

A pilgrimage to the tombs of tzaddikim

Back: Baal HaTanya

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi

Token Hurva Synagogue Reopening Token Hurva Synagogue Reopening Hurva Synagogue Reopening

Jerusalem Old City

2010

Bronze

Diameter 43 mm

Source:https://www.ebay.com
Hurva Synagogue Hurva Synagogue Hurva Synagogue

Jerusalem Old City

2006

Bronze

Diameter 70 mm
Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue 120 Years of the Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue, Moscow – Hanukkah, 1883–2003.

A Russian Jewish commemorative medal issued to mark the 120th anniversary of the synagogue on Bolshaya Bronnaya Street in Moscow.

Source:https://il.bidspirit.com
High Synagogue, Krakow, Poland High Synagogue, Krakow, Poland High Synagogue, Krakow, Poland

Diameter: 32 mm
Isaac Schul Synagogue in Krakow, Poland Isaac Schul Synagogue in Krakow, Poland Isaac Schul Synagogue in Krakow, Poland

Diameter: 32 mm
Medal Praise O Jerusalem Medal Praise O Jerusalem Praise O Jerusalem

Four Sephardi Synagogues in Old Jerusalem


Official IGCMC Medal 2003 / 5763

Tombac

Diameter 59 mm

Weight 98 gram 
Medal The Aleppo Codex Medal The Aleppo Codex The Aleppo Codex

The ancient Synagogue of Aleppo

Official IGCMC Medal 2005 / 5766

Tombac

Diameter 70 mm

Weight 140 gram 
Munich Synagoge Munich Synagogue Munich Synagogue

Germany

Weight: 47 gram
Medal Crystal Night Medal Crystal Night Nurnberg Synagogue, Germany

Destroyed 9 November 1938

IGCMC Official Medal, Limited Edition

2004

Tombac

Diameter 59 mm

Weight 98 gram
Frankfurt am Main Synagogue, 1882 Frankfurt am Main Synagogue, 1882 Frankfurt am Main Synagogue, 1882

Commemorating the construction and expansion of the city’s main synagogue.
Front: the upper section shows the newly expanded synagogue, while the lower section shows an earlier or damaged structure. The Hebrew inscription means “The glory of the latter house shall surpass that of the former ” (Haggai 2:9).
Back: German and Hebrew inscriptions, translated to: "Synagogue of the Israelite Community of Frankfurt am Main", “Any undertaking done for the sake of Heaven is destined to endure.”
"Built in 1860 expanded in 1882".

Weight: 6.834 gram

Diameter: 40 mm

Source: Rimon Auctions | Bidspirit - Auctions in Israel
Altneuschul Altneuschul 700 years Old New Synagogue

also called the Altneuschul, Prague

Czech Republic
Baal Hashemtov Synagogue Baal Hashemtov Synagogue Baal Hashemtov Synagogue

Diameter: 55 mm

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Great Synagogue Cape Town  Great Synagogue Cape Town  Great Synagogue Cape Town

Consegrated 13 September 1905

Diameter: 36 mm

Weight: 19.6 gram 
Bnai Jeshurun Synagogue, New York Bnai Jeshurun Synagogue, New York Bnai Jeshurun Synagogue, New York

Diameter: 100 mm
Yeshivot
Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin of Kehillat Kodesh Shuva Israel

Rav Yosef Pinto

Diameter 40 mm

Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin of the Kisseh Rahamin Sefardit Yeshiva in Bnei Brak
Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin of the Yeshiva Kisseh Rahamin

Bnei Brak

Diameter 59 mm

Protective coin, Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Bobov Protective coin, Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Bobov Chanukah Gelt 1986 of the Babov community

Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov, 1986.
Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov Chanukah Gelt 1989 of the Babov community

Front:
לז"נ ר' מנחם מנדל ב"ר דוב בעריש קנאבלאך ע"ה, נפ' י"ט תשרי תש"נ.
In the center the building of yeshivat Kedushat Zion, Kiryat Babov

Back:
מטבע מכ"ק אדמו"ר שליט"א חנוכה תש"נ, לז"נ ר' צבי דוד ב"ר שמוא' פנחס הלוי - נפ' כ"ו תשרי תש"נ, נדבת משפחת אבספעלד
Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov Chanukah Gelt 1993 of the Babov community

Front: Inscription: "Machane Shalva d'Babov". Illustration of a building above the text: "Coin from the Rebbe Shlita of Chanukah, year 5754"

Back: An olive branch, surrounded by the text: "Your children are like olive seedlings around your table", and around: "The donation of Rabbi Shlomo Eliezer, son of Rabbi Yaakov Shlita".

Bronze

Diameter: 34 mm
Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov Chanukah Gelt 1995 of the Babov community

Front: Coin from the Rebbe of Babov, Chanuka 1995.

Back: Beit hamidrash in Monsey, New York
Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov Chanukah Gelt 1997 of the Babov community

Front: "Coin from the Rebbe Shlita."

Back: Illustration of the Yeshivat Hemdat Yisrael Kerem Shlomo D. Babov.

Chanukah Gelt 1998 Chanukah Gelt 1998 Chanukah Gelt 1998 of the Babov community

Front: "Coin from the Rebbe Shlita.", around this: ""Days upon days of a king, may his years be multiplied like generations" "With complete redemption speedily in our days, Amen."

Back: Illustration of the Yeshiva Mesivta Etz Chaim, around this :"Present of Rabbi Shlomo Eliezer ben Rabbi Yakov Shlita.

Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov Chanukah coin from the Rebbe of Babov Chanukah Gelt 2003 of the Babov community

Front: "Coin by KK Maran Admor Shlita Hanukkah, 2003"

Back: an illustration of Yeshivat Chachmat Shlomo, Bnei Brak.
Blessing Coin of the Biala Chasidic Community Blessing Coin of the Biala Chasidic Community Blessing Coin of the Biala Chasidic Community

Diameter: ~45 mm

Weight: 33 gram
Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel A blessing coin of the institutions of Chernovyl

Yeshivat Chernovyl in Bnei Brak

Diameter 68 mm
A blessing coin of the institutions of Chernovyl A blessing coin of the institutions of Chernovyl A blessing coin of the institutions of Chernovyl

Chernobyl is a Hasidic dynasty that was founded by Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky, known by the name of his work as the " Meor Einayim " (meaning "vision", lit. "the light of the eyes"). The dynasty is named after the Ukrainian town of Chernobyl , where Rabbi Nachum served as the maggid.

Diameter about 59 mm
Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel Yeshiva Tiferet Meshulam

Chernobil Community
Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin of the Erlau Chasidic Community

Diameter 97 mm
Gur chassidic community medal Gur chassidic community medal A painted copper medal of the Chidushei Harim Yeshiva of the Gur Chassidus.

In the front part of the medal the inscription “בעזהי”ת סלע הזיכרון קודש לשיפוץ בניני קרית ישיבת חידושי הרי”ם בצפון תל-אביב”.
Dedicated to the renovation of the Kiryat Chiddushei Ri'am Yeshiva buildings in north Tel Aviv.
In the back, the inscription: “בהוקרה ובהערכה” (with appreciation and respect). Below it the symbol of Yeshivat Chiddushei HaRim.

Diameter: 58 mm
The Lag BaOmer coin commissioned by the Rebbe in 1991 The Lag BaOmer coin commissioned by the Rebbe in 1991 Lag b"Omer 5751

Iyar 2

5751

Lubavitch World Headquarters

The Lag BaOmer coin commissioned by the Rebbe in 1991

Diameter: 38 mm
Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin of the Rebbe of Nadvorna

Obverse: On the medal scale appears the inscription: "A blessing from the Lord," "God will give you the blessing in your ordinances and in all your messengers." In the center is a large and impressive building with the caption: "Center Nadvorna Bnei Brak "

Reverse: On the scale of the medal, the verse is written: "And God gave you the dew of the heavens and the oil of the earth ...", "God will open to you His good treasure the heavens." In the center is a caption: "A coin of blessing for keeping and success from the Rebbe of Nadvorna shlita.

Size: 56 mm
Medal of the Rachmastrivka Hasidic Medal of the Rachmastrivka Hasidic Medal of the Rachmastrivka Hasidic
A gold colored medal given by Rachmastrivka Hasidic to participants in donating to the "Esak HaTorah" Yeshiva Fund.
The front shows a drawing of the yeshiva building in the center and above it the inscription "Esak HaTorah Yeshiva Fund". In the margins appears the inscription: "Yeshiva Esak HaTorah D'Rachmastrivka, year 5774, 1994".
The back shows in the center the inscription "For protection, blessing and success" and around it the inscription "Shekel Hakodesh, by the late Maran Admor Shlita". Given in 5774 (2014).

Diameter: 48 mm
Inauguration of Yeshiva Keter Israel Inauguration of Yeshiva Keter Israel Inauguration of Yeshiva Keter Israel
Medal Commemorating the Inauguration of the New Keter Israel Institutions Building in Bnei Brak. The medal bears an official dedicatory inscription together with the signature of Rabbi Yisrael Friedman.

Obverse: The Keter Israel emblem at the top above a detailed depiction of the new institutional building, flanked by olive branches. The surrounding inscription reads "Inauguration of Yeshiva Keter Israel" and 2020.

Reverse: Dedicatory inscription reading: "My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." Blessing and success for the inauguration of the new building of the Kollel in memory of the holy Rabbi of Husiatyn-Zhydachiv. The center bears the signature of Rabbi Yisrael Friedman, while the rim is inscribed in English: "Pidyan Institutions, Bnei-Brak."
Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin of the Beit Midrash of the Sadigura Chasidic Community

Diameter ~60 mm
Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin of Sadigura Chassidic Community

Front: the symbol of Sadigura Chassidus in the center of the medal. On the margin the inscription in Rashi script: Blessing Coin

Back: a drawing of the Chassidus synagogue in the city of Sadigura.

Given in the month of Cheshvan, 2014.

Copper
Diameter 57 mm

Blessing Coin of Sadigura Chassidic Community Blessing Coin of Sadigura Chassidic Community Blessing Coin of Sadigura Chassidic Community

In honor of the laying of the cornerstone for the Beit Midrash "Or Yisrael" Rozhin-Sadigura in London, 2020

Blessing coin by the Rebbe Shlita.

Diameter: 54 mm
Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin of the Sanz Community

Sanz Institutes in Tsfat

Diameter 40 mm
Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin Israel Blessing Coin of Vizhnitz

A medal awarded to people who contributed to the Vizhnitz Yeshiva.

Diameter 58 mm
Bnei Akiva "Merkaz Yeshivot" token Bnei Akiva "Merkaz Yeshivot" token Bnei Akiva "Merkaz Yeshivot"
This medal commemorates the "Merkaz Yeshivot" (network of Jewish religious studies centers) of the "Bnei Akiva" ("Sons of Akiva") Zionist-religious youth movement.
On the obverse of the medal is depicted the building of Bnei Akiva's first Yeshiva high school in the village of Kfar HaRoeh (built in 1939).

The medal probably dates to 1989 (50th anniversary of the Merkaz Yeshivot).

Silver 925
Diameter 36 mm
Weight 14 gram
token Chabad Yeshiva in the City of Hebron 1982 token Chabad Yeshiva in the City of Hebron 1982 70th Anniversary of the Chabad Yeshiva in the City of Hebron 1982

Silver 935
Diameter 35 mm
Weight 30 gram

Torat Emet in the city of Hebron was founded in 1901 by the Rashb Rebbe.

Yeshiva "Yachel Israel" / "Vizhnitz" medal Yeshiva "Yachel Israel" / "Vizhnitz" medal Yeshiva "Yachel Israel" / "Vizhnitz" medal

circa 1980's

Silvered Bronze

Diameter 59 mm

Weight 97.1 gram
Medal Inauguration of Yeshiva Keter Israel Medal Inauguration of Yeshiva Keter Israel Inauguration of Yeshiva Keter Israel

on the day of the celebration of the Rabbi of Rosin.

26 October 1987

Bnei Brak

Bronze

Diameter about 6 cm
Yeshivat Mir, Jerusalem Yeshivat Mir, Jerusalem Yeshivat Mir, Jerusalem

Diameter: 30 mm
Yeshivat Mir, Jerusalem Yeshivat Mir, Jerusalem

Partners and friends 2014

Diameter: 125 mm