Help Attribute Commemorative/Proof?-Photo
OldFlatfoot
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Came across this coin in a cache of world coins at an antique shop, 3 1/2 CM in diameter.
It appears to silver or nickel. There is no denomination of face value, pesatas etc. My guess it is/was a proof or a commemorative medal celebrating 500 years of the Columbus expedition and discovery of the new world, the ship Santa Maria, etc. The closest similar size proof I could find was a 10,000 Pesata Proof Commemorative of the Spaniard Nobel Laureate's struck in 1992. I don't know much else about it?
Can someone elaborate on it's attribution, metal composition and approximate value? Was this issued as a cased proof? Thank you kindly from an ignorant beginner.
It appears to silver or nickel. There is no denomination of face value, pesatas etc. My guess it is/was a proof or a commemorative medal celebrating 500 years of the Columbus expedition and discovery of the new world, the ship Santa Maria, etc. The closest similar size proof I could find was a 10,000 Pesata Proof Commemorative of the Spaniard Nobel Laureate's struck in 1992. I don't know much else about it?
Can someone elaborate on it's attribution, metal composition and approximate value? Was this issued as a cased proof? Thank you kindly from an ignorant beginner.
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Sorry this wasn't much help....I like it, by the way!!
Shep
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Thanks in advance!
Your medal is gold-plated; it was part of a set of four official Spanish medals honoring the Discovery of America, showing Queen Isabella, Christopher Columbus, and his caravel of galleons, in individual capsules, displayed in a wooden case, with papers including a Certificate of Authenticity. They were minted by the government of Spain to celebrate the 500-year anniversary of Columbus's voyages.
Value is minimal... perhaps 50 cents apiece to a Columbus collector. I had an opportunity to buy a pallet of 900 sets of these medals about ten years ago, but passed because of the expense and inconvenience of storage.