Ponce de Leon quatricentennial medal
Ponce de Leon quatricentennial medal
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- Description (Brief)
- Bronze medal commemorating the 400th anniversary of the "Christian colonization" of Puerto Rico by Ponce de Leon in 1508. The cased medal bears the image of a bearded man in armor and a plumed helmet. Around him are the words "Juan Ponce de Leon Explorador Conquistador Poblado Y Gobernador Primero del Boriquen" and the years 1508 and 1908. On the verso, a woman in a classical gown is shown planting a cross on a beach near a ship and palm tree, surrounded by the words "Coloizacion Christiana de Puerto Rico" and "Cuarto Centenario."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Medal
- date made
- ca. 1908
- Associated Date
- 1508
- referenced
- Puerto Rico
- Physical Description
- metal, bronze (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall (as stored): 4 in x 4 in x 1 in; 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.54 cm
- ID Number
- AF.23773
- catalog number
- 23773
- accession number
- 64030
- subject
- Colonization
- Puerto Rico
- Central America
- Anniversary
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- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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