Medallion commemorating - The second Zionist congress. 1898.
Obverse: Five portraits. In the center – Herzl's portrait surrounded by Max Nordau, Bernard Lazar, Max Emanuel Mandelstam and Rabbi Moshe Gaster (the name in Hebrew appears under each portrait). The portraits are surrounded by vegetal decorations.
Reverse: Star of David with the seven stars of Herzl (the symbol that Herzl offered to the national flag) and in the center the verse "הנה אני לוקח את בני ישראל מבין הגוים והבאתי אותם אל אדמתם". Surrounding inscription in Yiddish: "presidium dem 2-tn kongres der tsayonistn in Basel 28-30 August 1898" [Second Zionist congress in Basel].
Diameter: 29 mm. Slight abrasion.
