BAE Guayas` 1989 International Cruise

€356,882.00
LocationEcuador
Year1989
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
Composition
Weight91 g
Diameter59 mm
Thickness4.5 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
PeriodRepublic (1830-date)
Notice
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Obverse descriptionA ring with a rope-like texture separates the field from the rim. The field shows the port bow of the BAE Guayas in open water, with clouds visible in the top left and right of the image.
Obverse letteringBUQUE ESCUELA `GUAYAS` ECUADOR
(Translation: Training Ship `Guayas`  Ecuador)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA map of the Caribbean Sea, the eastern Pacific, the Yucatán peninsula, Central America, the southern tip of Florida, and the northwest countries of South America. The map shows the route of the BAE Guayas`s voyage through several stops (though there is no indication of the order of these stops): Guayaquil, Ecuador (the Guayas`s home port); the Galapagos Islands; the Panama Canal; Havana, Cuba; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Caracas, Venezuela; and Barranquilla, Colombia.
Reverse letteringCARIBE 1989 XI CRUCERO INTERNACIONAL
(Translation: Caribbean 1989  XI International Cruise)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1989  - -
Catalog ID9156906730
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