Bronze Medal of Dias, Bartolomeu, Portugal. 2020.11.11

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2020.11.11

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Obverse: The wind blowing a Portuguese ship around a cape
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Reverse: PASSAGEM DO CABO DA BOA ESPERANCA 1488 V CENTENARIO 1988 - An enameled coat of arms

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 88

Typological Description

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2020.11.11
  • Lot: 2020.11
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Medal dedicated to 500th anniversary of passed through the Cape of Good Hope, by Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500)

Rights

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