Medal - Union Géographique Internationale Vasco de Gama, 6/50

€185,752.00
LocationFrance
Year1976
TypeCommemorative medals
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight20 g
Diameter38 mm
Thickness2 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth with punches and inscriptions
Lettering: ARGENT 1er TITRE LM 76 P Lettering: ARGENT 1er TITRE LM 76 P
Period
NoticeClayton Blaker
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionMedallion portrait of the Portuguese navigator and explorer Vasco de Gama. Loading scene for Gama`s ships in the Indian port of Calicut (Kozhikode).
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Reverse description
Reverse letteringVASCO DE GAMA découvrit la route De l’Inde par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance et atteignit Calicut en 1498
Reverse script
Engraver(LM)
Franklin Mint (The Franklin
Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)
Mintage1976 LM - -
Catalog ID9289501370
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