Medal - Union Géographique Internationale Christophe Colomb débarque à San Salvador, 4/50
Medal - Union Géographique Internationale Christophe Colomb débarque à San Salvador, 4/50
€185,492.00
Location
France
Year
1975
Type
Commemorative
medals
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
20 g
Diameter
38 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth with punches and inscriptions Lettering: ARGENT 1er TITRE LM 75 P Lettering: ARGENT 1er TITRE LM 75 P
Period
Notice
Thomas James Ferrell
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Inset 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 lettering
CHRISTOPHE
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)