Medal - Union Géographique Internationale Marco Polo, 2/50
Medal - Union Géographique Internationale Marco Polo, 2/50
€184,825.00
Location
France
Year
1975
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
20 g
Diameter
38 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth with inscriptions and punches Lettering: ARGENT 1er TITRE LM 75 P Lettering: ARGENT 1er TITRE LM 75 P
Period
Notice
Don Everhart
Reference(s)
Obverse description
In medallion, portrait of the Italian merchant and explorer Marco Polo as a young man. Boat of Marco Polo and his father Nicolo, ready to leave the port of Acre in Palestine.
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Reverse description
Reverse lettering
MARCO
POLO
L’explorateur
du Moyen Age qui
fit le plus connaître
la culture chinoise
à l’Occident
Reverse script
Engraver
(LM) Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)
