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Medal - El Museo del Oro #1
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts in high relief the famous Muisca raft (Balsa Muisca), representing the El Dorado offering ceremony, with a standing cacique (chief) figure at center-right surrounded by attendants, musicians, and priests bearing feathered staffs, all aboard an elongated ceremonial raft. The design is rendered in fine engraved relief against a polished field, with no legend or border inscription. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | · EL MUSEO DEL ORO · OFRENDA - CEREMONIA DE EL DORADO FM |
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