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Date:
1788
Object Number:
1903.12
Medium:
Silk, paint
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Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.145
Date:
1892
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 24mm (15/16 in.)
Description:
Copper struck medalet with obverse showing left-facing bare headed bust-length portrait of Columbus as seen from behind; legend: "CRISTOBAL COLON' with branck following. Reverse legend in center: "RECUERDO/ DEL 4 0/ CENTENARIO/ 1892"; around edge: "LICOR BREA MUNERA/ BARCELONA"
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
