Medal - Discovery of America

€176,589.00
LocationIsrael
Year1992
TypeMedals/Commemorative medals
CompositionBronze (Bronze/tombac)
Weight140 g
Diameter70 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) ICMC#15202706
Obverse descriptionColumbus` ship, sails billowing, enters the Gulf of Mexico. A map of the American continent. In the lower portion, the passage `Through the paths of the seas` and its source `psalms 8:9` in Hebrew and English.
Obverse lettering1492 1992 `העולם החדש` `THE NEW WORLD`
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionThe Statue of Liberty and symbols of America: skyscrapers, Edison`s first electric lamp, a rocket on its way to the moon, nuclear atom, suspension bridge, airplane, and Coca-Cola bottle, symbol of American pop culture. The years `1492` and `1992` and the inscription `THE NEW WORLD` in Hebrew and English.
Reverse letteringעבר ארחות ימים תהלים, ח`, 9 Through the paths of the seas psalms, 8, 9
Reverse script
EngraverKretschmer Mint, Jerusalem, Israel
Mintage1992  - - 1 886
Catalog ID1656720580
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