Columbus Medal - Help
Zohar
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I picked this up on impulse - VERY large and thick 80mm medal in holder. A few rim bumps and perhaps needs a dip in acetone.
I would appreciate any input on significance of this medal and scarcity.
I found one reference to this medal in prior auction - Auction Link
Thank you.
I would appreciate any input on significance of this medal and scarcity.
I found one reference to this medal in prior auction - Auction Link
Thank you.
Habsburg Talers
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TalerUniverse.com is a curated numismatic project dedicated to the silver talers, crowns, and medals of the Habsburg Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, spanning the 16th–18th centuries. The collection emphasizes historically significant issues, rare mint varieties, and high-grade NGC/PCGS examples, presented with detailed historical context, scholarly references, and high-resolution photography. TalerUniverse aims to serve both as a private collection showcase and a growing reference resource for collectors, researchers, and students of early-modern European coinage.
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you might find it in one of these lists:
Expo lists medals 1892-1893
nice medal
TalerUniverse.com is a curated numismatic project dedicated to the silver talers, crowns, and medals of the Habsburg Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, spanning the 16th–18th centuries. The collection emphasizes historically significant issues, rare mint varieties, and high-grade NGC/PCGS examples, presented with detailed historical context, scholarly references, and high-resolution photography. TalerUniverse aims to serve both as a private collection showcase and a growing reference resource for collectors, researchers, and students of early-modern European coinage.
RARE MAURA MEDAL. Same as Eglit 111, but for size; Rulau B2. 70mm. Silver plated Bronze. Bartolome Maura Y Montaner, Sc. The obverse depicts a shipboard scene of Columbus pointing out the landfall to an assembled group
of his sailors. A long Spanish language legend in fancy letters surrounds. The reverse bears a scene of Ferdinand and Isabella receiving Columbus before the throne in Barcelona, Indians and an eagle to the left. Rulau describes this medal as “...one of the best ever conceived for the Discovery.” In his extended discussion of this piece, he states that the Academy of Fine Art of San Fernando, located in Madrid, held a competition for a medal to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Discovery of America. Maura’s design, with some alteration, won the competition and this most beautiful medal is the product of that victory. At the time of the design’s submission, Maura was engraver to the Bank of Spain. The following year, he became Madrid Mint Engraver. Eglit gives the size as 77mm, but this is either a typo or an error.
TalerUniverse.com is a curated numismatic project dedicated to the silver talers, crowns, and medals of the Habsburg Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, spanning the 16th–18th centuries. The collection emphasizes historically significant issues, rare mint varieties, and high-grade NGC/PCGS examples, presented with detailed historical context, scholarly references, and high-resolution photography. TalerUniverse aims to serve both as a private collection showcase and a growing reference resource for collectors, researchers, and students of early-modern European coinage.