1967, Israel/Great Britain. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BALFOUR DECLARATION. By Paul Vincze. Silver 45mm. Obv: Facing bust of Arthur Balfour. Rev: An inscription in Hebrew and English beside a tree. In its original State of Israel cardboard box. Box a little dirty. Extremely fine. $70. Sorry, SOLD
Paul Vincze, the son of a Jewish father and Roman Catholic mother was born in Hungary in 1907. He studied at the High School of Arts and Crafts in Budapest and later in the studio of E. Telcs. In 1935 he won a scholarship to study in Rome. In 1937 he moved to England and eventually became a British citizen. He worked out of a studio in Chelsea, but later moved to the south of France, where he died in 1994. He is noted for an extensive body of medals.