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Medal - Vasco da Gama 400 years of discovery of sea passage to India
| Location | Portugal |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central scene within a rope border depicting a fleet of tall-masted sailing ships anchored before an Indian coastal town with domed and spired architecture. The engraver's name and the date 1498 appear in the lower exergue area, with INDOSTAO below. The commemorative legend and the year 1898 arc around the outer border, partially inverted at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | IV CENTENARIO DA DESCOBERTA DA INDIA 1898 C. GAMA 1498 // INDOSTAO |
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