Medal - Cordoba National Exposition
Features
| Location |
Argentina
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals |
| Year | 1871 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 55.7 g |
| Diameter | 48.4 mm |
| Thickness | 4.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 562266 |
| References | MoViArg# DRNQ_C Monetario Virtual Argentino (http://www.moviarg.com/) |
Commemorative issue
Cordoba National Exposition
Obverse
Allegory of Science, Art and Industry presenting to female personification of Argentina with shield; bust of General Sarmiento
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
EXPOSICION NACIONAL EN CORDOBA
J. S. & A. B. WYON SC.
Designers: Alfred Benjamin Wyon, Joseph Shepherd Wyon
Reverse
7-line inscription inside wreath; motto and roman numeral date in outer legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTAD Y TRABAJO
AL MERITO
EL
GOBIERNO ARGENTINO
BAJO LA
ADMINISTRACION
DE
D.F. SARMIENTO
J. S. & A. B. WYON SC.
AÑO MDCCCLXXI
Designers: Alfred Benjamin Wyon, Joseph Shepherd Wyon
Comments
Cordoba National Exposition Medal 1871 by Joseph Shepherd Wyon & Alfred Benjamin Wyon.
Obv. Allegory of Science, Art and Industry presenting to female personification of Argentina with shield; bust of General Sarmiento behind.
Rev. 7-line inscription inside wreath; motto and roman numeral date in outer legend.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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