Medal commemorating the first Spanish expedition to the Isthmus of Panama, 1886

Medal commemorating the first Spanish expedition to the Isthmus of Panama, 1886. Obverse: Bust of the Marquis de Campo (left). Legend: 'QUIEN BIEN VELA TODO SE LE REVELA'; 'NAVEGACION UNIVERSAL UNION DE LOS MARES' (To the good watchman all is revealed. Universal navigation, union of the seas). Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a steamship barque-rigged; tools, bales, etc. Left, a palm tree with sun rising behind (right) above two flying female figures representing Europe and America. Legend: 'PRIMERA EXPEDICION ESPAÑOLA AL ISTMO DE PANAMA' (below) 'INICIADA Y COSTEADA POR EL MARQUES DE CAMPO' (At the initiation and cost of the Marquis de Campo). Exergue: '10 MARZO - 16 MAYO 1886'.

Object Details

ID: MEC2261
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Castells (see Arnaum); E. Arnaum and Castells
Events: First Spanish expedition to Panama, 1501
Date made: 1886
People: Marquis de Campo
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 63 mm
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