HISTORAMA AUCTION #7 - 'Buy or Bid' Sale

Romania: "ZION-JOBB" [freemason?] fraternity medal, commemorating 30 years to its foundation, 1903; not maker marked. Obverse: Start of David with legend "17. ZION-J.O.B.B 1873-1903 Fraternitatea I 380 Feb."; Reverse: Star of David with emblematic device above & letters "C.F.A." below. Sources mention a "Zion Lodge" in connection to the Jewish community, and a forerunner to the Bnai Brith fraternity, called the "Brotherhood of Zion Society" was founded in 1872 - this may be related to it. 32.5mm; 18.8g.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $149. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us.
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Product Tags: Romanian Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Fraternities & Freemasons and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Romania and from 20th Century, 1900s which are Objects with Biblical or Jewish Religious references or Hebrew Dates