Medal The Road Of Jesuits Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay & Uruguay 1979 Unesco For Sale

178- TIR6

Medalnot bronze from the Paris Mint (cornucopia hallmark from 1880).
Minted in 1979.Some traces of handling.
Obverse: Obverse legend: UNESCO - 1978 / ORBIS GUARANITICUS.
Obverse description: Reproduction of a church bell.
Obverse translation: “World of the Guaranis”.
Reverse: Reverse legend: ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description: Winged child holding a maraca (musical instrument) in his right hand, represented in a church in Trinidad (Paraguay).
Engraver / Artist / Sculptor : to be determined .

Dimensions : 59mm.
Weight : 108 g.
Metal : bronze .
Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge)  : cornucopia + bronze + 1979.
The Jesuit missions of the Guaranis represent one of the most important cultural initiatives of the colonization of Latin America. Called the “Jesuit Route,” the thirty sites, dating from 1609 to the mid-18th century, are scattered along the current borders of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Society of Jesus has been at the origin of very impressive achievements in the field of town planning, architecture, applied artsMedalnot bronze from the Paris Mint (cornucopia hallmark from 1880). Obverse: Obverse legend: UNESCO - 1978 / ORBIS GUARANITICUS. Obverse description: Reproduction of a church bell. Reverse description: Winged child holding a maraca (musical instrument) in his right hand, represented in a church in Trinidad (Paraguay). Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge)  : cornucopia + bronze + 1979. The Jesuit missions of the Guaranis represent one of the most important cultural initiatives of the colonization of Latin America. Called the “Jesuit Route,” the thirty sites, dating from 1609 to the mid-18th century, are scattered along the current borders of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Society of Jesus has been at the origin of very impressive achievements in the field of town planning,