2009 AD. and later, Germany, elongated coin souvenir, Jewish Museum in Berlin, Moses Mendelssohn commemorative.
Germany, Elongated coin souvenir issue for tourists, Moses Mendelssohn commemorative from the Jewish Museum in Berlin, produced since 2009 AD.,
Elongated coin - souvenir issue (22 - 34 mm / 3,96 g), from a 5 Euro-Cent piece,
Obv.: MOSES / MENDELSSOHN , his bust facing left, all in a dotted border.
Rev.: (plain) .
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Moses Mendelssohn (6 September 1729 – 4 January 1786) was a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the renaissance of European Jews, Haskalah (the Jewish Enlightenment) is indebted. He has been referred to as the father of Reform Judaism.
Born to a poor Jewish family in Dessau and originally destined for a rabbinical career, Mendelssohn educated himself in German thought and literature and from his writings on philosophy and religion came to be regarded as a leading cultural figure of his time by both Germans and Jews. He also established himself as an important figure in the Berlin textile industry, which was the foundation of his family's wealth.
Moses Mendelssohn's descendants include the composers Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn and the founders of the Mendelssohn & Co. bank.