Medal Spain 500 Year Columbus Quinto Centenario 1992
Encuentro de dos mundos translates to Encounter of two worlds and that is exactly what happened when Columbus made is famous voyage in 1492. Spain issued these medallions in copper (sometimes plated with silver or gold) to commemorate the 500 years between 1492 and 1992. There are several themes:
Isabel la Catolica
Las Tres Carabelas
Cristobal Colon
Santa Maria
These items are worth a few US dollars. I've seen them sell as high as $5 on eBay, but a more usual price is $2.
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Coin: 18505, Genre: Medals, Timeline: Modern
Created (yyyymm): 201411, Last review: 201510
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Metallic gray Metallic yellow Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1992, filter: 1992 to 1992
Image: spain_quinto_centenario_1992.jpg
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