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Medal commemorating the first Spanish expedition to the Isthmus of Panama, 1886
Medal commemorating the first Spanish expedition to the Isthmus of Panama, 1886. Obverse: Bust of the Marquis de Campo (left). Legend: 'QUIEN BIEN VELA TODO SE LE REVELA'; 'NAVEGACION UNIVERSAL UNION DE LOS MARES' (To the good watchman all is revealed. Universal navigation, union of the seas). Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a steamship barque-rigged; tools, bales, etc. Left, a palm tree with sun rising behind (right) above two flying female figures representing Europe and America. Legend: 'PRIMERA EXPEDICION ESPAÑOLA AL ISTMO DE PANAMA' (below) 'INICIADA Y COSTEADA POR EL MARQUES DE CAMPO' (At the initiation and cost of the Marquis de Campo). Exergue: '10 MARZO - 16 MAYO 1886'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2261 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Castells (see Arnaum); E. Arnaum and Castells |
| Events: | First Spanish expedition to Panama, 1501 |
| Date made: | 1886 |
| People: | Marquis de Campo |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 63 mm |