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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Palatine Distinction of the Regency of Mª Cristina 1885-1902. (Ar. 14.37g / 30mm). Order of May 16, 1903. Madrid. Without ring, the mark remains. Good Very Fine. Nice shine.

Between 1885 and 1902 the Headquarters of the State was in the hands of a Regency, that of Doña María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena. It was a period of certain uncertainty both for the future of the monarchy and for a country that faced the loss of its last colonies in America and Asia in the Spanish-American wars. During his Regency, the Pact of the Pardo was signed by means of which Cánovas and Sagasta shared power and created the well-known shift government between liberals and conservatives that gave certain stability to the Restoration at least until the beginning of the 20th century.