Since elementary school, Christopher Columbus is among one of my favorite historical figures I learned about & I credit that got me into history throughout my life. I am very excited to recently add this El Salvador Peso featuring Columbus. I have wanted one of these for a very long time.
As a kid growing up in an Italian family we always called "Christopher Columbus" by his real Italian name which was Cristoforo Colombo. Criminal how they slaughtered his name
That is a wonderful piece. I own one coin with his image, a sterling silver proof, mintage 29,000. Composition Silver (.925) Weight 42.8 g Diameter 45 mm Thickness 3.5 mm Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ References KM# 66a, Schön# 35a
Funny thing, there was a street named “Cristóbal Colón” in Paraguay. Everyone just call it “Colón” and also that’s what appears in the signs. I lived there for almost 30 years and never made the connection of the street and name and the historical character.
Nice coin. I picked up this Columbus recently after seeing it on ebay. I really like the image. Colombia - 50 Centavos, 1892
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus Silver round Columbus's remains first buried in Valladolid (Spain), then moved to Seville (Spain), then moved to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), then moved to Havana (Cuba), then moved back to Seville. Travelling around after dead!
