Four medals, [Austria, late 19th century]. 1. Medal in honor of Dr. Ludwig August Ritter von Frankl-Hochwart, 1810-1894, Jewish-Austrian author and poet, founder of Lemel school in Jerusalem. Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: C. Radnitzky. Reverse: Heraldic emblem and inscription in German: "Dem Freunde U[nd]: Kollegen Die Beamten Der Isr[aelitische]: Cultusgemeinde In Wien" [to members and colleagues of the Jewish congregation of Vienna]. Diameter: 39 mm. 2-3. Two identical medals (one made of silver) in honor of the Austrian philosopher Theodor Gomperz (1832-1912) 60th birthday, 1892. Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: A. Scharff. Reverse: Allegoric relief – boy holding a pick-axe and two women on the beach; representing linguistics, archaeology and philosophy. Diameter: 45 mm. 4. Medal in memory of Adolf Fischhof, 1816-1893, Jewish-Austrian, native of Hungary, physician, author and politician. Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: F.X. Pawlik [Franz Xaver Pawlik]. Reverse: A woman covering with flowers Fischhof's bust, and a winged boy-angel holding a torch next to her. Diameter: 56 mm.
Four medals, [Austria, late 19th century]. 1. Medal in honor of Dr. Ludwig August Ritter von Frankl-Hochwart, 1810-1894, Jewish-Austrian author and poet, founder of Lemel school in Jerusalem. Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: C. Radnitzky. Reverse: Heraldic emblem and inscription in German: "Dem Freunde U[nd]: Kollegen Die Beamten Der Isr[aelitische]: Cultusgemeinde In Wien" [to members and colleagues of the Jewish congregation of Vienna]. Diameter: 39 mm. 2-3. Two identical medals (one made of silver) in honor of the Austrian philosopher Theodor Gomperz (1832-1912) 60th birthday, 1892. Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: A. Scharff. Reverse: Allegoric relief – boy holding a pick-axe and two women on the beach; representing linguistics, archaeology and philosophy. Diameter: 45 mm. 4. Medal in memory of Adolf Fischhof, 1816-1893, Jewish-Austrian, native of Hungary, physician, author and politician. Obverse: Relief portrait. Marked: F.X. Pawlik [Franz Xaver Pawlik]. Reverse: A woman covering with flowers Fischhof's bust, and a winged boy-angel holding a torch next to her. Diameter: 56 mm.
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