Description: 1899, Spain. Silver "Transfer of Columbus' Tomb to Seville" Medal. PCGS MS-62! Mint Year: 1899 Medallist: Enrique López Lorenzis (E.L.L.) Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as MS-62! Reference: Vives 588 var. - here in silver (there in bronze) and with different (higher) weight! Denomination: Medal - Transfer of Columbus' Tomb and his remains to the Monastery of Santa María de las Cuevas (commonly known as the Cartuja de Sevilla) in Seville. Weight: ca. 63.43gm Diameter: 50mm Material: Silver Obverse: Buts of Christopher Columbus left. Medallist´s signature (E.L.L.) inside arm truncation. Legend: SEVILLA RECIBE LOS RESTOS DE COLON * 1899 * Translated: "Seville receives the remains of [Cristóbal] Colón (Christopher Columbus)..." Reverse: Abbreviated motto of Seville (NO 8 DO = No me ha dejado, meaning "She [Seville] has not abandoned me.") within wreath. NO8DO is the official motto of Seville, popularly believed to be a rebus signifying the Spanish No me ha dejado, meaning "She [Seville] has not abandoned me". The phrase, pronounced with synalepha as no-madeja-do, is written with an eight in the middle representing the word madeja "skein [of wool]". Legend states that the title was given by King Alfonso X, who was resident in the city's Alcázar and supported by the citizens when his son, later Sancho IV of Castile, tried to usurp the throne from him. The emblem is present on Seville's municipal flag, and features on city property such as manhole covers, and Christopher Columbus's tomb in the cathedral. Christopher Columbus between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America. The Tomb of Christopher Columbus is located in the Seville Cathedral since 1899. Previously, it was located in Valladolid, the Monastery of the Cartuja de Sevilla, in Santo Domingo, and in Havana.
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Denomination: Medal
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Composition: Silver
Year: 1899
Certification Number: 48995690
Grade: MS 62
Country/Region of Manufacture: Spain
Certification: PCGS
