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Medal commemorating Vasco da Gama (ca.1469-1524), fourth centenary, 1898
Medal commemorating Vasco da Gama (circa 1469-1524), fourth centenary, 1898. Obverse: Bust of the discoverer Vasco da Gama in a cap, robe and puffed sleeves (three-quarter left). Legend: 'VASCO DA GAMA DESCOBRIDOR DA INDIA.' (Vasco da Gama the discoverer of India.) Reverse: Three medieval ships; sun on horizon (right). Legend: '1498 - 4 . CENTENARIO 1898.' (Fourth Century, 1898.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2330 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | R., A. |
| Events: | Discovery of India, 1498 |
| Date made: | 1898 |
| People: | Gama, Vasco da |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 15 mm |
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