50th Aniversario de Cartografía Nacional

Location Venezuela
Year
Type Commemorative medal
Composition
Weight 59 g
Diameter 54 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Plain
Period Fourth Republic (1953-1999)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description A satin silver-colored rim and field are divided by a smooth, embossed silver ring. The field contains a shield-like shape containing a section of a globe centered on the northern part of South America (i.e. Venezuela), over which a plane emitting a triangle downwards flies on a backdrop of a large cloud.
Obverse script Latin, Latin (cursive)
Obverse lettering 5 0 A N I V E R S A R I O ~ 1935 - 1985 ~ Dirección de Cartografía Nacional M. A. R. N. R.
(Translation: 5 0 A N N I V E R S A R Y ~ 1935 - 1985 ~ Direction/Management of National Cartography Ministry of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources)
Reverse description An equilateral triangle circumscribed by the edge of the medal. The bottom sector, below the triangle, contains the MARNR logo. Within the triangle is a section of a globe divided into a grid. Above this globe flies a plane projecting a triangle downwards onto a map of Venezuela, divided into its municipalities. This map of Venezuela includes the disputed eastern region of Guyana (Guayana Esequiba). In the bottom-left corner of the triangle is a square containing the Coat of Arms of Venezuela.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering CARTOGRAFIA NACIONAL MAR CARIBE ZONA EN RECLAMACION REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA M.A.R.N.R
(Translation: National Cartography Caribbean Sea Zone in claim/Claimed zone Republic of Venezuela Ministry of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 8900609280
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