Medal - Union Géographique Internationale Christophe Colomb débarque à San Salvador, 4/50

€185,492.00
LocationFrance
Year1975
TypeCommemorative medals
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight20 g
Diameter38 mm
Thickness2 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth with punches and inscriptions
Lettering: ARGENT 1er TITRE LM 75 P Lettering: ARGENT 1er TITRE LM 75 P
Period
NoticeThomas James Ferrell
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionInset portrait of Italian navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus and three members of the expedition disembark on the island of San Salvador under the gaze of the natives. The natives display the royal banner of Castile and Leon, as well as the expedition`s own flag. Ship in background.
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Reverse description
Reverse letteringCHRISTOPHE COLOMB Cherchant à atteindre l’Inde par l’Ouest, débarque à San Salvador, aux Bahamas, en 1492.
Reverse script
Engraver(LM)
Franklin Mint (The Franklin
Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)
Mintage1975 LM - -
Catalog ID6918140000
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