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Medal - International Geographical Union Francisco de Orellana, 15/50
| Location | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the explorer's name in large raised letters across the central field, beneath which a multi-line German inscription describes his 1542 Amazon voyage. The design is bordered by a decorative serrated or zigzag patterned rim surrounding a recessed inner circle. |
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| Reverse lettering | FRANCISCO // DE ORELLANA // 1542 war er // der erste Europäer, der den Amazonas // entlangsegelte, wo er // mit feindlichen Eingeborenen // kämpfte |
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