Online Coin Auction #57

ISABEL II (1833-1868). Real Wedding. (Ae. 23.94g / 37mm). 1846. Barcelona. (Vives 385). Good Extremely Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Prim Marqués de los Castillejos. War of Africa. (Silver calamine. 68.80g / 54mm). 1860. Barcelona. Engraver: Pomar. (Vives 809). Good Very Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Prim Marqués de los Castillejos. War of Africa. (Silver calamine. 69.03g / 54mm). 1860. Barcelona. Engraver: Pomar. (Vives 809). Good Very Fine.

After the loss of the overseas colonies, Spain had become a second-rate power. Escarceos in the Pacific, Mexico or East Africa sought to maintain a certain level of international prestige and incidentally impose respect on a neighboring France that had just occupied Algerian soil. Rafael Echagüe, Antonio Ros de Olano and Juan Prim were the visible heads of the overwhelming victory in the battle of Wad-Ras against some Moroccan troops who capitulated giving way to a peace, of the same name as the battle, which did not mean for Spain no territorial expansion or strategic advantage, since neither France nor England allowed it.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Agriculture Exhibition. (Ae. 39.61g / 43mm). 1857. Madrid. Engraver: Louis Charles Bouvet. In the recorded Cuivre song (Spanish Medals Collection, Vol II, Nº 684). Extremely Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Agriculture Exhibition. To the merit. (Ae.-over-gilt. 106.62g / 59mm). 1857. Madrid. Engraver: CB (Louis Charles Bouvet). (Vives 401). Very Fine. Limited.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Inauguration of the Canal de Isabel II. (Ae. 7.55g / 23mm). June 24, 1858. Madrid. (Vives 407). Good Very Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Proclamation in Sevilla coming of age. (Ar. 6.01g / 23mm). Sevilla. 1843. Module of 4 Reales. (Ha-17). Very Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Visit to the city of Sevilla. (Ae. 6.13g / 23mm). September 17, 1862. (VQ 14359). Good Very Fine. Loose minting on reverse.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Africa campaign. (White metal. 24.44g / 39mm). 1860. Circular medal on a Greek cross. (Pérez Guerra 725). Good Very Fine. Crown and ring are missing. Good Very Fine. Limited.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Landing in Ceuta of the First Corps of the Spanish Army. War of Africa. (White metal. 52.85g / 50mm). 1860. Engraver: Massonet. (VQ 14345). Almost Extremely Fine. Strange.
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AMADEO I (1871-1873). Proclamation. (Ae. 56.34g / 42mm). November 16, 1870. Madrid.Engraver: J. García Morado. (Vives 832; RAH 670). Extremely Fine. Marquitas. Limited.
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AMADEO I (1871-1873). To the Mediterranean Squad. Trip to Spain of the new king. (Ae. 15.88g / 29mm). December 26, 1870. Engraver: G. Sellán. (VQ 14379). Almost Extremely Fine. Crown removed, mark in the area. Strange.

The new king would arrive by sea at the port of Cartagena on December 30, 1870. A few days later on January 2, 1871, Amadeo presented in the Atocha basilica in Madrid, his respect and condolence at the tomb of Prim, his principal defender and that he had been assassinated a few days before. Presented by his supporters as a promoter of progressivism and modernity, the first “democratic king” in our history never had enough political support or from important layers of society to consolidate his reign.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Visit to the Casa de la Moneda. (Ar. 17.71g / 33mm). June 28, 1875. Madrid. Engraver: G. Sellan. (Vives 462 metal variation). Good Very Fine.
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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.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Centenary of the Academy of Mining (Ae. 242.00g / 70mm). 1877. (Vives 474). Extremely Fine. Very slight taps. Light double minting on the obverse.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Mr. Fernando Cos-Gayón. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance. (Ae. 91.15g / 55mm). 1878. Madrid. Engraver: L. Plañiol. (Vives 483). Good Very Fine.
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ALFONSO XII. (1874-1885). Universal Exhibition of Paris. (Ae. 62.39g / 50mm). 1878. Extremely Fine. Scratch.

This third Universal Fair, whose theme revolves around Agriculture, Arts and Industry, was held between May and November 1878 on both banks of the Seine. Spain focused its participation in exhibitions of both archeology and anthropology and not by chance; the last years of the XIX and the first of the XX were the years of historicism, a current that in its sculptural and architectural aspect sought to recover styles from the past, imitating them but endowing them with some new contemporary characteristic. The classical Greek temple, represented in this medal, together with the naked torso, the female figures, or the columns of Hercules are a faithful reflection of the moment in which we find ourselves.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Calderón de la Barca in its Second Centennial (Ae. 116.17g / 60mm). 1881. Engraver: J. Esteban Lozano. (RAH 704). Extremely Fine. Slight marks and scratch.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). II Centenary of D. Pedro Calderón de la Barca. (Ae. 120.10 / 60mm). May 25, 1881. Engraver: J. Esteban Lozano. (Vives 1916). Good Very Fine.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). II Centenary of D. Pedro Calderón de la Barca. (Ae. 118.19 / 60mm). May 25, 1881. Engraver: J. Esteban Lozano. (Vives 1916). Good Very Fine.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). 1st Pedagogical Exhibition. The Promotion of Art (Ae. 34.65g / 42mm). 1882. Madrid. Engraver: Gregorio Sellán. (Vives does not quote). Almost Extremely Fine. Tapping.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Balaguer Library. Villanueva and Geltrú. (Ae. 58.40g / 50mm). 1884. Extremely Fine. Tap on the edge.

Work of the architect Jeroni Granell, the library was built between 1882 and 1884 with the intention of being a place of multidisciplinary learning, open and without exclusion to any type of citizen. It is therefore the clearest and probably the first example of a Catalan public library. Among its first collections, it is worth highlighting a good number of contributions made by the founder himself, Víctor Balaguer, a distinguished Spanish writer, journalist and politician and one of the leading figures of the so-called “Renaixenca”.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Universal Exhibition of Barcelona. (Ae. 55.96g / 50mm). 1888. Engravers: J. Solà, E. arnau and Castells. (Cru.Medalles 760 var). Extremely Fine. Without a crown.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). International Fine Arts Exhibition. (Ar. 64.38g / 50mm). 1892. Madrid. Engraver: Bartolomé Maura. (Catalog of Spanish Medals, Madrid: Museo Nacional del Prado, 2005, p. 313). Good Very Fine. Limited.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Visit of the Regent Queen María Cristina to the National Currency and Stamp Factory. (Gilded bronze. 70.43g / 50mm). February 12, 1894. Madrid. Engraver: Bartolmé Maura. Legend in seven lines. (RAH-735 metal variant). Good Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Visit of the Regent Queen María Cristina to the National Currency and Stamp Factory. (Ae. 65.20g / 50mm). February 12, 1894. Madrid. Engraver: Bartolmé Maura. Legend in seven lines. (RAH-735). Almost Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Barcelona Municipal Public School of Music. Merit Award. (Ae. 42.35 / 43mm). 1894-1895. Barcelona. Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Proclamation in Madrid. (Ae. 13.01g / 30mm). 1902. (Vives 598). Good Very Fine.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Visit of Alfonso XII to the National Currency and Stamp Factory. (Ae. 57.45g / 50mm). Ormolu. February 1, 1904. Madrid. Engraver: Bartolomé Maura. (Vives 606 metal variant). Almost Uncirculated. Iridescent patina. Strange.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Visit of ALFONSO XII to the National Currency and Stamp Factory. (Ae. 53.79g / 50mm). February 1, 1904. Madrid. Engraver: B. Maura. (Vives 607). Almost Uncirculated. Tap on the edge.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). General Exhibition of Fine Arts. (Ae. 55.92g / 44mm). 1904. Madrid. Engraver: Bartolomé Maura. (Vives 612). Almost Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Real Wedding between Alfonso XIII and Victoria. (Silver bronze. 120.54g / 68mm). 1906. Engravers: A. Marianas and A. Gonzalo Bilbao. On the edge: BRONZE. (Vives 627 var). Extremely Fine.

On May 31, 1906, in the Basilica of San Jerónimo in Madrid, the king, Alfonso XIII and Doña Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg got married. This wedding would also go down in history due to the attack suffered by the royal entourage as they passed through number 88 of Calle Mayor, when a bouquet of flowers to which an explosive was attached was thrown from one of the balconies, causing 25 deaths. . The attack was attributed to the anarchist Mateo Morral.
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ALFONSO XIII. Universal Exhibition of Barcelona. (Ae. 61.81g / 50mm). 1888. Engravers: Solá, Arnau and Castells. (Cru. Medalles 760a). Almost Extremely Fine. Reverse stain.

The chronicles of those days that the exhibition was opened to the public on April 8, 1888, with the presence of the Barcelona authorities and a blessing made by the bishop of Barcelona, Jaime Catalá y Albosa, tell us. However, the official inauguration took place on May 20, 1888, and was presided over by King Alfonso XIII, who was then two years old, the Queen Regent María Cristina, the Princess of Asturias María de las Mercedes, the President of the Práxedes government Mateo Sagasta and the Mayor of Barcelona Francisco de Paula Rius y Taulet. Other personalities attending the event were: the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Genoa and the Princes of Wales, as well as numerous diplomatic delegations.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Hispano-French Exhibition of Zaragoza. (Ae. 101.32g / 59mm). 1908. Engraver: SA Anduiza. (Vives 636 metal variant). Almost Extremely Fine. Marquitas and slight blows on the edge.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Centenary of the Uprising against the French. Infantry Academy. (Ae. 51.78g / 40mm). December 8, 1908. (National Heritage does not cite; RAH does not cite). Good Very Fine.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Hispano-French Exhibition Zaragozana. (Ae. 110.08g / 58mm). 1908. Zaragoza. Engraver: SA Anduiza. (Vives 686 metal variation). Extremely Fine.

In 1908, an actor series was held in Zaragoza to commemorate the sites suffered by the city a century earlier, during the War of Independence. An international event of the first order, known as the Hispano-French exhibition. In addition to inviting a rapprochement between the two neighboring countries, this exhibition gave an important economic boost to the economy of the entire region since some five thousand exhibitors were established, from both countries, destined for agriculture, food, mechanical industries. and manufactured products. The success of the public, with more than half a million visitors, led to the extension of the event for two months and led to the visit of the monarchs on several occasions.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). National Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture and architecture. (Ar. 59.00g / 50mm). 1910. Madrid. Engraver: B. Maura. (MPN 1272 var). Good Very Fine/ Very Fine. Stripes on reverse.
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ALFONSO XIII. (1875-1931). Tribute to Doctor Mariano Pardo de Figueroa (Thebussem). (Ae. 50.22g / 49mm). 1918. Engraver: J. Ortells. (National Heritage 1313). Almost Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). National Exhibition of Spanish Toys. 1924. Engraver: Espinós Gisbert. (Ae. 53.06g / 49mm). Uncirculated. Strange.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Universal Exhibition of Barcelona. (Ae. 27.59g / 38mm). 1929. Engraver: Castells. (Cru. Medalles 1262a) Good Very Fine. Limited.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Barcelona International Exhibition. Cooperation. (Silver bronze. 41.87g / 35mm). 1929. Engraver: Castells. (Cru. Medalles 1262a). Includes crown, ring and ribbon as well as the original Hijos de B. Castells case. Good Extremely Fine. Limited.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Barcelona International Exhibition. Collaboration. (Ae-silver. 41.64g / 35mm). 1929. Engraver: Castells. (Cru. Medalles 1262a). Includes crown, ring and ribbon as well as the original Hijos de B. Castells case. Good Extremely Fine. Limited.

The 1929 Exhibition was the final knock for the modernization, especially urban planning, of Barcelona. On May 19 of that year, the King, Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenia, after the speech of General Primo de Rivera who was still at the head of the governing military directory, declared the International Exhibition to be inaugurated. The Montjuic mountain was the main protagonist on this occasion, in the same way that the Parc de la Ciutadella was in the previous one in 1888.

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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). Barcelona International Exhibition. Cooperation. (Ae. 27.03g / 35mm). 1929. Engraver: Castells. (Cru. Medalles 1262a). Crown and ribbon separate from the medal. Includes original case of Hijos de B. Castells. Extremely Fine. Limited.
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ALFONSO XIII (1885-1931). International Exhibition. (Ae. 60.09g / 49mm). Barcelona. 1929. Engravers: A. Parera and Ausió. (Cru. Medalles 1260d). Includes original E. Ausió case. Uncirculated.
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SPANISH STATE (1939-1975). Set of 2 bronze medals minted by the FNMT in 1966 for Ramón María del Valle Inclán and Ramón Menéndez Pidal. Excellent state of conservation. TO EXAMINE.
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JUAN CARLOS I (1975-2014). Universal Exhibition of Barcelona 1888. Spanish Finance. Barcelona. 1967-1987. (Ae. 119.38g / 60mm). The obverse recreates the original medal of Sola, arnau and Castells from 1888. Uncirculated.
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CONTEMPORARY. Medal. (Ar. 25.15g / 40mm). 1988. Madrid. Bicentennial of Carlos III. PROOF.
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EXPOLUCTEU 90. Medal. (Ae. 57.49g / 50mm). August 1990. Gijón. XXXIV International Trade Fair of Asturias. Numbered series, Nº3 on the edge. Uncirculated.
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Honorable City Council of Granada. (Ae. 65.10g / 49mm). Escudo of arms of the city. Extremely Fine.
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FRANCE, Louis XV (1715-1774). Jetón. (Ar. 7.13g / 28mm). 1757. (Feuardent-857). Conquest of Menorca by the French: "Extraordinaire Des Guerres". Very Fine. Rare
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