Medal - 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
Features
| Location |
Italy
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1892 |
| Composition | Cyna (White metal) |
| Weight | 84.35 g |
| Diameter | 59 mm |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 449551 |
| 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. Russell Alphonse Rulau; 1989. Discovering America: The Coin Collecting Connection. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. Nathan N. Eglit; 1965. Columbiana: The Medallic History of Christopher Columbus and the Colombian Exposition of 1893. Self-published. |
Commemorative issue
400. rocznica odkrycia Ameryki przez Krzysztofa Kolumba
Obverse
Popiersie Kolumba zwrócone w lewo, otoczone alegorycznymi postaciami Ameryki i Europy, które łączą ręce wśród gałązek laurowych i palmowych, kula ziemska u góry.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
CRISTOFORO COLOMBO
L. POGLIAGHI INV. (INVENTO' E MODELLO') A. CAPPUCCIO INC. (INCISE)
(STEFANO) 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.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
MDCCCXƆII (Note that the last C is mirrored/backwards)
MCCCCXƆII (Note that the last C is mirrored/backwards)
Engraver: Angelo Cappuccio
Designer: Lodovico Pogliaghi
Edge
Zwykły
Mint
Stabilimento Stefano Johnson S.p.A. / Johnson Medaglie, Milan, Italy (1836-2019)Comments
(en)
Sometimes referred to as the Milan or Milanese medal.
"Known as the Stefano Johnson medals for the firm that produced them in Milan, this medal in its three sizes and various metallic compositions is generally regarded as the most beautiful of all Columbian medals."
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ND (1892) | (en) MDCCCXƆII | ||||||||||||||
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