5-kopek coin given by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch, to his grandson Rebbe Shalom Dov Ber Schneershon, the Rashab.
Copper coin. Obverse: value of the coin, date and place of minting: E.M. Ekaterinburg Mint, 1860. Reverse: coat of arms.
The Rashab received this coin as a child from his grandfather the Tzemach Tzedek (the Rashab was five years old when the Tzemach Tzedek passed away on 13th Nissan 1866).
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… the 5 Kopka coin my grandfather received as a boy from the Tzemach Tzedek. My grandfather gave it to me as a gift". Dated 12th November 1989. A wooden box which may have also been used by the rebbe or his family is enclosed (the box was given together with the coin, though it is not mentioned in the letter).

Sefer HaSichot 5681 (1921) by the Rayatz mentions the Tzemach Tzedek's custom of giving coins to his grandsons the Rashab and R. Shneur Zalman Aharon, the two sons of his son R. Shmuel Schneersohn (the Maharash): "Every Thursday, my father [the Rashab] would go to the Tzemach Tzedek and receive a pyetok (5 kopek coin)" (ibid., p. 20). In Sefer HaSichot 5691 (1931), the Rayatz relates: "Every day, they would go to the Tzemach Tzedek, recite Shema Yisrael and Baruch Shem, and he would give them a zweyer ]half a kopek["; he also describes how the Tzemach Tzedek once sat his grandson the Rashab on his lap and gave him coins for his Chassidim: "Once, during private audiences… he asked him if he wants money, and the Rashab answered in the negative. He gave him a few coins to give the Chassidim for alcoholic beverages, and the Rashab went out to the Chassidim saying "the Zeyde… gave for buying Mashkeh" (ibid., p. 226. See also Torat Menachem – Diary 1931, pp. 28, 193). Torat Menachem – Reshimat HaYoman 5693 (1933) records: "The Rashab, R. Shneur Zalman Aharon and their sister Devorah Leah would visit the Tzemach Tzedek every day, as young children, in the morning, and the Tzemach Tzedek would give them money" (ibid. pp. 69, 276).
R. Refael Nachman (Fole) Kohen related in the name of his father R. Baruch Shalom Kohen, who heard from R. Menachem Manish (Monye) Moneszon the following episode: "Both sons of the Maharash, i.e. Rebbe Rashab and his brother R. Shneur Zalman Aharon, would visit their grandfather the Tzemach Tzedek every day. On the last time before the passing of the Tzemach Tzedek, R. Shneur Zalman Aharon had some impediment and could not come… the Rashab went in alone to the Tzemach Tzedek. The Tzemach Tzedek would give each one of them every time they visited him a 5-kopek coin. But this time… he gave him a half-ruble saying: You see, this is a Machatzit HaShekel" (Shemuot VeSippurim MeRabbotenu HaKedoshim, part I, p. 78).
Diameter: 36 mm.

A copper pot used by Rebbe Shmuel Schneersohn, the Maharash of Lubavitch, for cooking medicinal herbs.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift... the copper pot with three legs that belonged to my great-grandfather the Maharash. He had bought this copper pot in Paris and when he started getting very bloated, his doctors gave him special herbs that had to be boiled and then put into a soup. This is the copper pot that they used". Dated 10th December 1989.
For further information, please refer to Hebrew description.
Maximum height: 19 cm. Width: approx. 16 cm.

A wedding ring given by Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, to his wife, Rebbetzin Nehama Dina, after his release from prison in Soviet Russia in Tammuz 1927.
Gold ring, marked with Russian hallmarks – ca. 1900s or 1910s.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift... my mother's gold band. Her original gold ring was stolen from her by a Russian prison guard at Spalerni. We went to visit my father in prison. They required us to remove all jewelry to be returned to us when we left. They never gave back her ring. My father bought her a new one when he returned from Kostroma". Dated 5th November 1989.
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Approx. 2 cm. Good condition. Minor damage.

Challah knife of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch.
Silver plated handle, with foliate designs. Metal blade, marked: Rogers Cutlery Co., Meriden (Connecticut, USA). Early 20th century.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… the Challah knife my father used during his trip to the United States in 1929-30. He gave it to me upon his returning to Europe". Dated 10th December 1989. A wooden box which may have also been used by the rebbe or his family is enclosed (the box was given together with the knife, though it is not mentioned in the letter).
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Approx. 35 cm. Good condition. Minor damage.

50 Frank banknote given by Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneersohn to Her Sister Rebbetzin Chana Gurary, as a souvenir from her days in German-occupied France.
The banknote was issued by the Banque de France on June 13, 1940 and entered circulation in January 1941 (was in circulation until June 1945).
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift... the 50 Francs bill given to me by my sister as a souvenir from her and her husband's final days in Paris. She had it with her when she arrived in 1941". Dated – May 3, 1989.
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Approx. 9X14.5 cm. Good-fair condition.