Watch List notes:

Æ Medal (76mm, 200.00 g, 12h). World's Columbian Exposition (1892-1893) Commemorative Issued to the Spanish artist, María Pirala y Alcain (circa 1857-1948). By Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Charles E. Barber. Manufactured by the Scovill Manufacturing Company. Landing of Christopher Columbus; CHRISTOPHER/COLVMBVS/OCT · XII/MCCCCXCII to right; AVGVSTVS SAINT-GAVDENS FECIT in exergue / Titulus inscribed WORLDS · COLUMBIAN · EXPOSITION/IN · COMMEMORATION · OF · THE/FOUR · HUNDREDTH · ANNIVERSARY/OF · THE · LANDING · OF · COLUMBUS/· MDCCCXCII · MDCCCXCIII ·/TO MARIA PIRALA in six lines; above; two angels flanking globe; filleted torches to left and right; below, Santa Maria on waves left; C. E. BARBER FECIT in exergue. Cf. Künker e-Live 317, lot 1676 (for a similar example, but presented to Ali Riza Bey). Red-brown surfaces, some cabinet friction and marks. EF.