Medal - Union Géographique Internationale John Cabot , 5/50
Medal - Union Géographique Internationale John Cabot , 5/50
€185,494.00
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
Ernest Lauser
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Inset portrait of the Venetian navigator and explorer John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto). John Cabot aboard his ship, the Matthew, about to land on Cape Breton Island.
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Reverse description
Reverse lettering
JOHN
CABOT
atteint l’Amérique
du Nord en 1497
et plante le premier
drapeau anglais sur
ce continent
Reverse script
Engraver
(LM) Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)
