Christopher Columbus taking San Salvador medal, United States, 1892
date: label: Date made
content: 1892
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Christopher Columbus taking San Salvador medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1892
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Columbus, left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: CHRISTOPHER / COLUMBUS.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Columbus with flag and sword addressing two indigenous people. Ships in distance.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS LANDING AND / TAKING POSSESSION OF THE ISLAND / WHICH HE NAMED SAN SALVADOR / OCT. 12, 1492
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0009.0760
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0760
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
label: catalog number
content: 91.9.760
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 51.3 mm; x 2 in