Help Attribute Commemorative/Proof?-Photo

OldFlatfoot

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.

oldshep

This is a 500 year commemorative medal of Columbus discovery of the New World. I can't tell from the picture what the composition is but if it was boxed as a proof it is probably silver. I don't know the value but appears that it is a bullion medal from Spain. There is no denomination nor country on the coin so it is not an NCLT.
Sorry this wasn't much help....I like it, by the way!!

Shep

shirohniichan

Dang. My work blocks all firearms related sites, so the photos don't show.

Dentuck

I have some information on this medal at home and will post it tonight or tomorrow.

OldFlatfoot

I appreciate the responses and look forward to learning more about this attractive medal. I don't have a scale, but is quite hefty...heavier in hand than a Morgan or Peace Dollar.

OldFlatfoot

Sorry for being a pest...but I haven't heard anything else on this medal and simply can't seem to find any information in the literature, references or online. Anyone care to offer an opinion on it's attribution, composition and value?

Thanks in advance!

Dentuck

Good morning!

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.

OldFlatfoot

Thank you for your reply, but I am a bit puzzeled. There isn't a trace of gold plating or yellow cast on this medal. It is entirely in the "white". I imagine if it had been gold plated originally, that even were it worn off, some traces would remain detectable under magnification. Is it possible it could have been issued during the same period, but of a different metal composition?