World's Columbian Exposition souvenir medal, United States, 1892
date: label: Date made
content: 1892
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) World's Columbian Exposition souvenir medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1892
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Christopher Columbus with scroll.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS / BORN 1456 / DIED 1506
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Two female figures gesturing toward Exposition buildings. Eagle above.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: SOUVENIR WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO, U.S.A. 1892-1893 / 1493-1893 / IV CENTENNIAL
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: World's Columbian Exposition
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: 1991.0009.0769
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0769
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
label: catalog number
content: 91.9.769
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: aluminum (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 50.3 mm; x 2 in