Depicted
Christopher Columbus
(1451 - 1506)
Medal
1892-1893
Place madeUnited States
Copper
diameter: 35.5mm (1 3/8 in.)
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
2008.42.121
DescriptionCopper struck medal with obverse showing left facing bare headed bust-length profile of Columbus seen from back; legend: "THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION/ CHICAGO 1893". Reverse shows building with water and sweeping approach in foreground; legend in exergue." "THE WOMANS BUILDING/ 200 X 400 FEET/ COST $120,000."ClassificationsMEDALS
