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Medal commemorating the landing of Columbus in San Salvador, 1492
Medal commemorating the landing of Columbus in San Salvador, 1492. Obverse: Bust of the discoverer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) in a ruff (left). Legend: 'CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.' Reverse: Columbus (left) armed, a flag in his left and a sword in his right hand, stepping ashore, two local inhabitants (right, one seated, addressing him; three ships in distance, a coconut palm (right). Exergue: 'CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS LANDING AND TAKING POSSESSION OF THE ISLAND WHICH HE NAMED SAN SALVADOR, OCT. 12TH 1492.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2267 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ahlborn, Lea |
| Events: | Exploration: Columbus' First Voyage, 1492-1493 |
| Date made: | 1892 |
| People: | Columbus, Christopher; Columbus, Christopher |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |