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500th Anniversary of the Discovery of the New World
| Location | France |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Medals/Commemorative
medals |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 33 g |
| Diameter | 41 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Period | |
| Reference(s) | |
| Obverse description | Eagle |
| Obverse lettering | 500 th
ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DISCOVERY
OF THE NEW
WORLD |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Sailing ship, representing the Santa Maria, used by the explorer Christopher Columbus. |
| Reverse lettering | AMERICA
1492 - 1992 |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1992 - Monnaie de Paris - 50 000
|
| Catalog ID | 1902353900 |
| Comments | |
