Artist/Maker
Christopher Columbus
(1451 - 1506)
Medal
1892-1893
Place madeUnited States
White metal
Overall (diameter): 1 3/16 in. (30.6mm)
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
2008.42.129
DescriptionWhite metal struck medal with obverse showing left-facing hatted bust-length profile of Columbus; legend: "1892 CHRISTOPHER 1492 COLUMBUS". Reverse shows central brass-colored inset with letters "MTWTFSS" around center surrounded by pairs of month abbreviations with letters in six segments; legend in outer ring: "PERPETUAL CALENDAR. PATD. 1891 & 1892 BY W.W. KITCHEN"ClassificationsMEDALS
