Catalog
Medal - Encuentro de Dos Culturas
| Location | Mexico, Federal District of |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | A Spanish galleon sailing on waves occupies the lower right field, with a large astrolabe or nautical compass in high relief dominating the upper left. The dates 1492 and 1992 appear in the left field, and a designer's monogram is visible at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | A stepped Mesoamerican pyramid in high relief is framed by an ornate European Renaissance-style arch decorated with figural reliefs on its pilasters, symbolizing the encounter of pre-Columbian and Spanish cultures. The legend and the Bancomer bank logo appear in the lower field beneath the arch. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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