Bronze Medal of Columbus, Christopher, Chicago, IL. 1957.187.995

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 36

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1907
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Issuer: Elder, Thomas Lindsay
  • Maker: C.H. Hanson Co.

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States
  • Place of Production: Chicago (Ill.)

• Obverse

  • Legend: 1492 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 1893
  • Type: bust
  • Portrait: Columbus, Christopher

• Reverse

  • Legend: AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION|COLUMBUS O|TRIENNIAL CONVENTION|THOMAS L. ELDER NUMISMATIST 32 E 23RD ST N.Y.|SEPT 2,3,4 1907

References

• Reference: E.Smith-10
• Reference: Eglit-64
• Reference: DeLorey-9

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1957.187.995
• Lot: 1957.187
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined