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An image showing 'Medal commemorating Vasco da Gama (ca.1469-1524), fourth centenary, 1898; obverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating Vasco da Gama (ca.1469-1524), fourth centenary, 1898; reverse'
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Medal commemorating Vasco da Gama (ca.1469-1524), fourth centenary, 1898

Medal commemorating Vasco da Gama (circa 1469-1524), fourth centenary, 1898. Obverse: Bust of the discoverer Vasco da Gama in a cap, robe and puffed sleeves (three-quarter left). Legend: 'VASCO DA GAMA DESCOBRIDOR DA INDIA.' (Vasco da Gama the discoverer of India.) Reverse: Three medieval ships; sun on horizon (right). Legend: '1498 - 4 . CENTENARIO 1898.' (Fourth Century, 1898.)
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Object Details

ID: MEC2330
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: R., A.
Events: Discovery of India, 1498
Date made: 1898
People: Gama, Vasco da
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 15 mm