Medal - 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus

Features

Location	Italy
Type	Commemorative medals
Year	1892
Composition	Metal pozłacany plated brąz
Weight	103.78 g
Diameter	58 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 422956
References	Martini/Turricchia V.4# 3457 Rodolfo Martini, Arnaldo Turricchia, Rina La Guardia (ed.); 1999. Catalogo delle medaglie / V. Secoli XVIII-XIX. 4. Regno d'Italia = Catalog of Medals. Comune di Milano, Settore Cultura Musei e Mostre, Milan, Italy. , Rulau Columbus# B8 Russell Alphonse Rulau; 1989. Discovering America: The Coin Collecting Connection. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. , Eglit# 107 Nathan N. Eglit; 1965. Columbiana: The Medallic History of Christopher Columbus and the Colombian Exposition of 1893. Self-published.

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Commemorative issue

400. rocznica odkrycia Ameryki przez Krzysztofa Kolumba Automatically translated

Obverse

Popiersie Kolumba zwrócone w lewo, otoczone alegorycznymi postaciami Ameryki i Europy, które łączą ręce wśród gałązek laurowych i palmowych, kula ziemska u góry. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
CRISTOFORO COLOMBO
L. POGLIAGHI INVENTO' E MODELLO' - A. CAPPUCCIO INCISE
STABILIMENTO JOHNSON MILANO

Engraver: Angelo Cappuccio

Designer: Lodovico Pogliaghi

Reverse

Alegoryczna scena ze skrzydlatą Cywilizacją wśród cherubinów ukazującą się mieszkańcom Ameryki leżącym na ziemi, na krawędzi herby stanów obu Ameryk. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
MDCCCXCII
MCCCCXCII

Engraver: Angelo Cappuccio

Mint

Stabilimento Stefano Johnson S.p.A. / Johnson Medaglie, Milan, Italy (1836-2019)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1892												(en) MDCCCXCII

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Stacks Bowers May 2024 World Collectors Choice (World) Online Auction Lot 33728	13 May 2024	UNC (NGC MS 66 Brown)	USD 1600.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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