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A Medal Commemorating the Voyage of Discovery by Bartolomeu Dias in 1487-88 Round the Cape of Good Hope. Made by by the Portuguese medallist F. Fonseca. Date unknown. Reference www.southafricanmedals.com No. 0942.
The obverse show the god Adamastor sending stormy weather to two Portuguese caravels. The reverse shows the Chapterhouse window at the Convent of Christ in Tomar, Portugal. The Knights of the Order provided the impetus for Portugal to embark on the Age of Discovery.
Dull white medal. Diameter 60.0 mm. Mass 84.6 gm