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Description: | Medal commemorating the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America, 1892. Obverse: Within garland tied with ribbon a draped female figure (Argentina) seated (right) her left hand on her shield, crowning a bust of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) with a laurel wreath; a cherub (left) seated, holding an anchor, a distant ship (left), a globe, compass, etc. beneath. Below: '12 OCTUBRE 1492'. Reverse: An inscribed tablet with a condor above holding a palm branch in his beak, oak branches below. Inscription: 'CRISTOBAL COLON DESCUBRIDOR DE AMERICA EL PUEBLO ARGENTINO CONMEMORA SU IV CENTENARIO 12 OCTUBRE 1892'.
caption: Medal commemorating the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America, 1892; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America, 1892; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Columbus Christopher | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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