Judaica / Zionism - France, Jewish National Fund Medallion, 1921

Judaica / Zionism - France, Jewish National Fund Medallion, 1921 An original medallion of the Jewish National Fund, adorned with symbolic and pioneering imagery. The Jewish National Fund is a public-benefit corporation defined as a dual-purpose public body. It was founded at the Fifth Zionist Congress in 1901 as a means of collecting funds from Jews for the purchase of land in the Land of Israel and for its preparation for Jewish settlement. One side depicts a young woman carrying a basket on her head, surrounded by sheep and rays of light. At the bottom appears the inscription: "קרן קימת לישראל" Translation: Jewish National Fund. The reverse shows a youth seated beneath a large tree, playing a flute, in a natural and tranquil composition. The design bears the signature of the artist Henoch Heinrich Glicenstein. The medallion incorporates motifs of agricultural labor, pioneering spirit and the development of the land, characteristic of early JNF items. Weight: 7.350 g Diameter: 24 mm