103258 | GERMANY & UNITED STATES. Christopher Columbus bronze Medal.

103258  |  GERMANY & UNITED STATES. Christopher Columbus/"The Journey" bronze Medal. Issued 1893 for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America (50mm, 12h). By Mayer & Wilhelm in Stuttgart.

 

CHRISTOPHER COLOMBUS / BORN 1456 DIED 1506, half-length bust of Columbus facing slightly left, holding charts; all within wreath / SOUVENIR WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO, U.S.A. 1892-1893, two female allegories (Italia and America) to right, one seated and one standing, pointing at a distance to left over the expo ground; Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria on horizon to left with rising sun; above, eagle with wings spread over banner and with olive branch and arrows in talons; in two lines in exergue, 1492–1892 / IV. CENTENNIAL. Edge: Plain.

 

Eglit 55; Starlust ST-eg-55; Rulau B6A; cf. Bernd Kaiser V, 128 (white metal). NGC MS-65. Glossy red-brown surfaces with alluring brillance.

 

During the lead-up to the quadricentennial of Columbus's initial contact with the New World, numerous medals were designed and struck, both in the United States—in conjunction with the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago—and abroad—sometimes for this event or for similar others. In this case, "The Journey" medal was produced commemorating the quatercentenary in Germany by the Stuttgart-based manufacturer, Mayer & Wilhelm.

 

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