Medal - Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
Features
| Location |
Spain
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1892 |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 177 g |
| Diameter | 79 mm |
| Thickness | 55 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Issued | 1892 |
| Number | N# 537781 |
| References | RT# 995 María Ruiz Trapero; 2003. Catálogo de la colección de medallas españolas del Patrimonio Nacional. Madrid, Spain (3 volumes). Antonio Vives y Escudero; 1916. Medallas de la Casa de Borbón: de D. Amadeo I, del Gobierno Provisional y de la República Española = Medals of the House of Bourbon. Madrid, Spain. Pere Pau Ripollès Alegre, Juan Manuel Abascal Palazón; 2000. Monedas hispánicas. Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, Spain.Wolfgang von Wurzbach; 1943. Wurzbach - Tannenberg: Katalog meiner Sammlung von Medaillen, Plaketten und Jetons = Wurzbach - Tannenberg: Catalogue of my collection of medals, plaques and tokens. Amalthea, Zürich, Switzerland. , Eglit# 111 Nathan N. Eglit; 1965. Columbiana: The Medallic History of Christopher Columbus and the Colombian Exposition of 1893. Self-published.Leonard Forrer; 1907. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin-Gem, and Seal engravers, Mintmasters, &c. Ancient and Modern / Volume III, I-MAZ. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Commemorative issue
400. rocznica odkrycia Ameryki przez Krzysztofa Kolumba
Obverse
(en) On Santa María carrack, Christopher Columbus standing, front facing, right arm pointing at left towards land, looking right; at right, sailor praying, crouching on right knee and sword, facing left; other sailors facing left. On sea, caravel sailing to left.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
ꕥ Cristobal Colon descubrió el nuevo Mundo el doce de Octubre de mil cuatrocientos noventa y dos, reinando en Castilla y Aragón Doña Isabel y Don Fernando
B. Maura
Unabridged legend: Bartolomé Maura.
Engraver: Bartolomé Maura Montaner
Reverse
(en) Christopher Columbus standing, facing right, presenting gifts from America to the Catholic Monarchs; King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella standing, facing left, throne behind them, receiving to Christopher Columbus and gifts.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
I F
B. MAURA
MADRID 1892
Cuarto centenario
M · dccc · xcii ·
Unabridged legend: Isabel. Fernando. Bartolomé Maura.
Engraver: Bartolomé Maura Montaner
Edge
Zwykły
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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