1164 | Medals

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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Arrival of the new king in Spain. (Ae. 15.36g / 28mm). 1875. Engraver: Esteban Lozano. (RAH 672). Extremely Fine. Slight marks. and tap on the graphite of the obverse.

On January 7, 1875, the Navas de Tolosa frigate, a first-class propeller frigate of the Spanish Navy and among whose main assets was its participation in the Cantonal Revolution of Cádiz in 1873, left the port of Marseille bound for Valencia. On board the new king, the same dynasty of yesteryear, to try to end one of the most turbulent times in our contemporary history. Spain leaves behind the flight of a queen, the outbreak of the "glorious", a first republican attempt and even a dynastic change. The Restoration began.