Judaica / Zionism - Germany, wedding medal of Helene Emanuel and Siegfried Lowenthal, 1900

Judaica / Zionism - Germany, wedding medal of Helene Emanuel and Siegfried Lowenthal, 1900 Jewish wedding medal issued to commemorate the marriage of Helene Emanuel of Cologne to Siegfried Lowenthal of Frankfurt, celebrated in Bingen, Germany, on 25.4.1900. Obverse: A wedding canopy (chuppah) in the center, with two clasped hands beneath it symbolizing the marriage bond. Above are two family coats of arms. Around the rim appears the Hebrew inscription "Matsa isha matsa tov" meaning "He who finds a wife finds goodness". At the bottom is the Hebrew date "Kaf-vav Nisan terem le-p.k.", indicating the 26th of Nisan and a Hebrew year written in gematria to match the secular date on the reverse. Reverse: A wreath of leaves surrounding a German inscription. The inscription reads: "Zur Erinnerung an die Vermählung von Fräulein Helene Emanuel aus Köln mit Herrn Siegfried Löwenthal aus Frankfurt a/M, gefeiert zu Bingen am 25. April 1900" meaning: "In remembrance of the marriage of Miss Helene Emanuel of Cologne with Mr. Siegfried Löwenthal of Frankfurt am Main, celebrated in Bingen on 25 April 1900." Weight: 13.381 g Diameter: 30 mm