Museum Collections
Luce Center
Christopher Columbus Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
INV.3600
Date:
1892-1893
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 1/16 in. ( 7.7 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at center: "TIFFANY & CO. N.Y."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of Christopher Columbus facing left with cross beneath and surrounding legend: "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS GAVE A NEW WORLD TO HUMANITY." Reverse contains inscription within open laurel wreath with superimposed emblem of the American Numismatic Society at right: "AFTER/FOUR HUNDRED/YEARS OF PROGRESS/FREE AMERICA/HONORS ITS/DISCOVERER."
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