Medals. Puerto Rico. Oval bronze medal of the Military Volunteers. ND (1880). Made by B. Castells in Barcelona. 30x47 mm. 15,60 g. Obv.: Bust of Alfonso XII to left, surrounded by beaded border; around, INTEGRIDAD DE LA PATRIA / CONSTANCIA. Rev.: Lamb atop rock, with flag below F I, surrounded by beaded border; around, VOLUNTARIOS DE PUERTO-RICO. <br><br>Mottled brown surfaces. Retains the loop where the original ring and ribbon would have been fastened. Rare piece of military memorabilia from the final years of Spanish rule in Puerto Rico. From the José Luis Fernández Olalla Collection. This very specimen is illustrated in the catalogue of that collection, Las Medallas de Puerto Rico en Tiempos de España, by Jorge Ortiz Murias. Choice VF.

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Puerto Rico. Oval bronze medal of the Military Volunteers. ND (1880). Made by B. Castells in Barcelona. 30x47 mm. 15,60 g. Obv.: Bust of Alfonso XII to left, surrounded by beaded border; around, INTEGRIDAD DE LA PATRIA / CONSTANCIA. Rev.: Lamb atop rock, with flag below F I, surrounded by beaded border; around, VOLUNTARIOS DE PUERTO-RICO.

Mottled brown surfaces. Retains the loop where the original ring and ribbon would have been fastened. Rare piece of military memorabilia from the final years of Spanish rule in Puerto Rico. From the José Luis Fernández Olalla Collection. This very specimen is illustrated in the catalogue of that collection, Las Medallas de Puerto Rico en Tiempos de España, by Jorge Ortiz Murias. Choice VF. Est...300,00.

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Lot 538 | Medals

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