Lead Medal, Baltimore, MD. 1992.136.3

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 69
  • Length: 69
  • Length: 69

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1992
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Lead
• Shape: Square

• Authority

  • Artist: Dobrucka, Magdalena
  • Issuer: American Numismatic Society
  • Maker: J. Jenkins Sons Company

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States
  • Place of Production: Baltimore (Md.)

• Obverse

  • Legend: 1492 / Voyage of Columbus
  • Type: One of Columbus's ships mirrored in a raised globe; at right, signed MD.

• Reverse

  • Legend: 1992 / The American Numismatic Society
  • Type: An American eagle hovers over the globe, now incuse.

References

• Reference: Miller.2015.57

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1992.136.3
• Lot: 1992.136
• 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