Medal - World's Columbian Expo Comittee of One Hundred Citizens Medal

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year1892
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight71.24 g
Diameter57 mm
Thickness4.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeCharles Frederick Naegele
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionColumbus bust in small, central roundel, The Santa Maria, Niña and Pinta around.
Obverse letteringCHRISTOPHER . COLVMBVS
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLegend between U.S. and Spanish shields.
Reverse letteringOCTOBER.XIII. / M.C.C.C.C.XCII. TO . COMMEMORATE . THE . FOVR // HVNDRETH . ANNIVERSARY . OF // THE . DISCOVERY . OF . AMERICA . BY // CHRISTOPHER.COLVMBVS BY . AUTHORITY . OF . THE // COMMITTEE . OF . ONE // HVNDRED . CITIZENS // OF . NEW . YORK OCTOBER.XII. / M.D.C.C.C.XCII. PAT`D 1893
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverGorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, United States
Mintage1892  - -
Catalog ID5952134850
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