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Medal commemorating Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and the discovery of America, 1492; reverse Long Caption: Medal commemorating Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and the discovery of America, 1492. Obverse: Upon a cartouche, surrounded by a laurel wreath, two three-masted sailing vessels facing each other; above, a dove, rayed descending in flight; below, the fluke of an anchor above the water. Reverse: Legend. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC2556 Artist: unknown Date: 1892 Medium: copper Size: 45 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.