GERMANY, Uncertain. AR Medal (36mm, 14.45 g, 12h). “Kornjuden” (Corn Jew) type. By Christian Wermuth. Dated 1694.

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GERMANY, Uncertain. AR Medal (36mm, 14.45 g, 12h). “Kornjuden” (Corn Jew) type. By Christian Wermuth. Dated 1694. DU KORN JUDE, Jewish merchant advancing right, holding over shoulder a ripped grain sack being ridden by Satan; in exergue, THEUREZEIT/ 1694 / Grain sifter inscribed WER - ABER/ KORN - SEGEN/ INHELT - KOMT/ DEM - ÜBER/ FLVCHEN - DEN/ DIE - 80 ES/ LEU - UER/ THE - KAUFT; in exergue, SPRUCH · SALOM/ XI · 26. Friedenberg, Medals p. 3-4. Lightly chased, polished. VF.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.

In 1694, heavy rains and a swarm of locusts decimated crop yields in Germany, leading to widespread famine and spiking food prices. As rampant speculation exacerbated the food shortage, many people blamed Jewish merchants. A series of satirical medals were created to propagate this conspiracy. When famine returned in 1770-1772, a glut of new “Kornjude” medals were issued, again capitalizing on the supposed speculators.

Closing Date and Time: 26 January 2022 at 14:57:40 ET.

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