 Korn Jude Medal, 1694. Silver, 36.3mm, 14.8 grams. By Christian Wermuth. About Uncirculated. Forrer VI:444, Friedenberg, Jewish Medals, p.1. Obv, Time of Want, Jewish grain buyer trudging with sack being cut open by the devil, Thou Corn Jew. Rev. Grain sifter bearing a quote from Proverbs XI:26, ''He that withholds corn shall be cursed by the people, blessing shall be on the head of him that sells it.'' Here is one of the most famous anti-Semitic medals, created by a prolific medalist of Gotha, inflaming popular opinion against the supposed greed of Jewish grain speculators. (Est. $900-$1,200)
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