Participant Medal - Columbian Exposition

€2.00
LocationUnited States
Year1892-1896
TypeAward medal
CompositionBronze
Weight211.83 g
Diameter76 mm
Thickness3.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
PeriodFederal republic (1776-date)
Notice
Reference(s) Rulau#X3
Obverse descriptionColumbus arrives, legend.
Obverse letteringCHRISTOPHER COLUMBVS OCT. XII MCCCCXCII
(Translation: Oct. 12 1492)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionDescription of the event, surrounded by figures etc.
Reverse letteringWORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FOUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF COLUMBUS MDCCCXCII : MDCCCXCIII TO C.E. BARBER FECIT
(Translation: 1892 1893)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverScovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury (Connecticut), United States (1802-date)
MintageND (1892-1896)  - - 23 597
Catalog ID4215791310
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