Lithuania Jewish Medal Judaica (1896) Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor...

Lithuania Jewish Medal Judaica (1896) Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor. A medal in memory of the Lithuanian rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor. On the obverse; there is a bust of I.E. Spektor; around the inscription in in Hebrew 'Rabbi gaon Icchak Elchanan Spektor'. On the reverse of the ohel (tombstone monument) of I.E.Spektor and at the top; in a semicircle; the inscription: 'Image of the grave of rabbi Gaon Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor; born 577'; below; horizontally; cont. The inscription 'He died on 21 adar 656'. The dates are given in the Jewish calendar 577 to 1817 and the year of death 656 is 1896. The medal was made after 1896. Bronze. Weight approx: 7.99g. Diameter: 34x28 mm