Auction # 46 Closing Tuesday - January 14th, 2025 at 10:00 PM EST Catalog Lot 30
Auction Local Time: Mar 24, 2025 06:36:41 EDT
1893 World's Columbian Exposition Badge with silver colored bar and silver colored hanging medal. The top bar pictures a hemisphere on both ends with an eagle in the center with a ship of the caravel below. "1492" is on the left of the ship and "1892" on the right. Obverse of hanging medal: In the center is a priest holding up his hands and several people praying along with 2 ships of the caravel in the background. Around the edge is "Columbus Celebration" and "1892".Reverse: Only writing "Landing of Columbus October 12 1492". Size: 1 3/8" wide by 1 1/2" high. Condition: Extremely Fine, a little wear.