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Medal commemorating Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and the fourth centenary of the discovery of America, 1892
Medal commemorating Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and the fourth centenary of the discovery of America, 1892. Obverse: Bust of the discoverer Columbus in a cloak, back view (left). Legend: 'CHRISTOV . COLON.' Reverse: Columbia crowned, seated, a sceptre in her left hand, her cloak flying; below her (left) the globe, a ship (right). Legend: 'RECUERDO DEL 4 . CENTENARIO 1892.' (In remembrance of the four hundredth year 1892.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2403 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Lauer Bros |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | Exploration: Columbus' First Voyage, 1492-1493 |
| Date made: | 1892 |
| People: | Columbus, Christopher; Columbus, Christopher |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 27 mm |