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

€422,956.00
LocationItaly
Year1892
TypeMedals/Commemorative medals
CompositionGilding metal plated bronze
Weight103.78 g
Diameter58 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: Lodovico Pogliaghi
Reverse: Angelo Cappuccio
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionBust of Columbus facing left surrounded by the allegorical figures of America and Europe who join hands among laurel and palm branches, globe at top.
Obverse letteringCRISTOFORO COLOMBO L. POGLIAGHI INVENTO` E MODELLO` - A. CAPPUCCIO INCISE STABILIMENTO JOHNSON MILANO
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAllegorical scene with the winged Civilization among cherubs appearing to the people of America lying on the ground, on the edge the coats of arms of the states of the two Americas.
Reverse letteringMDCCCXCII MCCCCXCII
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverStabilimento Stefano Johnson S.p.A. / Johnson Medaglie, Milan, Italy (1836-2019)
Mintage1892  - MDCCCXCII -
Catalog ID8236919240
Comments