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Medal - 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
| Location | Italy |
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| Year | 1892 |
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| Weight | 84.35 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Highly detailed allegorical scene in high relief depicting a winged figure of Civilization, star-crowned and accompanied by a group of cherubs bearing symbolic attributes, descending upon reclining indigenous figures of America below, with radiating sunbeams in the field; coats of arms of the nations of North and South America arranged around the border, with Roman numeral dates in the upper and lower fields. |
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| Reverse lettering | MDCCCXƆII MCCCCXƆII (Note: the last C in each instance is mirrored/backwards, rendering 1892 and 1492) |
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