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An image showing 'Medal commemorating Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and the discovery of America, 1492; reverse'
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Medal commemorating Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and the discovery of America, 1492

Medal commemorating Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and the discovery of America, 1492. Obverse: Bust of the discoverer, face three-quarter right, in a cap. Legend: 'CRISTOBAL COLON . DESCUBRIDOR DE AMERICA.' (Cristobel Colon the Discoverer of America.) Reverse: Legend, 'GRANDES FESTEJOS EN HONOR DE SU 4 CENTENARIO SAN NICOLAS . 12 OCTUBRE 1892.' (Grand Festivities in honour of his fourth centenary.)
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Object Details

ID: MEC2558
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Exploration: Columbus' First Voyage, 1492-1493
Date made: 1892
People: Columbus, Christopher; Columbus, Christopher
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm