Online Coin Auction #49

ISABEL II (1833-1868). War of Africa. Assignment of Real Heritage to help with the expenses of the War in Africa. (White metal. 82.58g / 58mm). 1859. Engraver :. A. Gerbier and Massonet. (You Vives 416 metal variation). Very Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). War of Africa. Assignment of Real Heritage to help with the expenses of the War in Africa. (Ar. 76.51g / 58mm). 1859. Engraver :. A. Gerbier and Massonet. (You Vives 416). Good Very Fine.

A war entails costs and needs a national epic. Especially when the country's coffers are going through serious difficulties. It is no coincidence that, in this context of exaltation and hardship, an endless list of both public and private donations is made public to defray this conflict: universities, students, bishoprics, county councils, city councils ... and of course the queen herself: “that all my jewels be appraised and sold if it is necessary for the achievement of such a holy undertaking, that my private patrimony be disposed of without hesitation for the good and the glory of my children (…) ”so it says on the obverse of this historic medal.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). To the Duke of Tetouan. Employees of the Ministry of Finance of Sevilla. (Ae. 57.61g / 48mm). 1860. Anonymous. (VQ 14346). Extremely Fine. Marquitas.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Landing in Ceuta of the First Corps of the Spanish Army. War of Africa. (Ae.-over-gilt. 53.78g / 52mm). 1860. Engraver: Massonet. (VQ-14345). Extremely Fine. Strange.
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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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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Landing in Ceuta of the First Corps of the Spanish Army. War of Africa. (Ae. 72.95g / 50mm). 1860. Engraver: Massonet. (VQ 14345). Extremely Fine. Very light touch on edge. Strange.
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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). Prim Marqués de los Castillejos. War of Africa. (Silver calamine. 68.80g / 54mm). 1860. Barcelona. Engraver: Pomar. (You 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. (You 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). 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). Visit of the Queen to the Provinces of Andalusia and Murcia. (Ae. 54.14g / 50mm). 1862. Minted in Malaga by José Gallardo. (You Vives 428 metal variation). Almost Extremely Fine. Light taps on the edge. Weird like that.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Visit of the Queen to the Provinces of Andalusia and Murcia. (White Metal. 57.75g / 52mm). 1862. (You Vives 428). Almost Extremely Fine. Weird like that.

The chronicles of the time say that that Friday, September 12, the artillery salvos announced the departure from the Real Palace to the Queen's Midday railway station to the south of the country. In addition to the queen, the king and his two eldest sons, the Prince of Asturias and the infanta Doña Isabel, were traveling. The list of famous people who accompany him was really extensive and the number of cities and towns to visit also: Toledo, Ciudad Real, Jaén, Granada, Sevilla... until reaching Murcia with really significant stops like this one in Malaga that our piece illustrates. It goes without saying that at each of these stops the hubbub, the inaugurations and even the constructions of triumphal arches were the constant of a trip that ended with the arrival, again, at the family palace on 29 October of that same year, 1862.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Visit of Isabel II to the Casa de la Moneda. (Ae. 57.62g / 50mm). December 1862. Madrid. Engraver: L. Marchionni, low neck cut. (You Vives 440). Almost Extremely Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Visit of Isabel II to the Casa de la Moneda. (Ar. 51.52g / 50mm). December 1862. Madrid. Engraver: L. Marchionni, low neck cut. (You Vives 436 / XXXV-9). Good Very Fine. Scratch.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). For the demolition of the walls and portifications. (Ae. 52.55g / 47mm). 1864. Minted in Paris. Engraver: Stern. (MPN does not quote). Good Very Fine. Beat on the edge.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Transfer of the Real Heritage. (Ae. 101.49g / 61mm). February 18, 1865. Engraver: Carrasco and M. Pachecho. (RAH-858). Very Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Transfer of the Real Heritage. (Gilt bronze. 102.94g / 62mm). 1865. Engravers: Carrasco and M. Pacheco. (RAH 858 metal variation). Almost Extremely Fine. Marquitas and scratch.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Universal Exhibition of Paris. (White metal. 49.77g / 50mm). 1867. Minted in Lasarte, Guipuzcoa. Engraver: A. Borrel. (You Vives 813). Almost Extremely Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Water brought from Tempul to Jerez. (Ae. 55.63g / 44mm). 1864-1869. Piece minted in London. Recorders: JS and ABWyon. (You Vives 454). Good Extremely Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Northern Railroad Company. (Ar. 49.24g / 45mm). S / F. Engraved the name of D. Gabriel Cortés. Good Very Fine. Scratch.
This Railroad company was created in 1858 and lasted as such until the middle of the 20th century when it was integrated into Renfe.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Award of Merit. School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving. (Ae. 15.30g / 34mm). S / D. Engraver: Fernádez. F. (Obverse as Vives 812). Extremely Fine.
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ISABEL II (1833-1868). Isabel II Queen of Spain. (Ae. 40.02g / 39mm). Uniform medal. No date and no recorder. Extremely Fine.
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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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AMADEO I (1871-1873). To the Mediterranean Squad. (Ae. 16.43g / 30mm). December 26, 1870. Engraver: G. Sellá. (PG-740). Very Fine. With broken ring.
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AMADEO I (1871-1873). The Promotion of the Arts. (Ae. 37.57g / 42mm). 1871. Engraver: F. Sellán. (RAH does not cite; National Heritage does not cite). Almost Uncirculated. Limited.
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AMADEO I (1871-1873). Philanthropic Society. Agricultural Association. Merit. (Ar. 30.61g / 39mm). 1871. Valladolid. Engraver: JH (RAH does not cite; National Heritage does not cite). Extremely Fine. Remnants of original shine.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Visit to the Casa de la Moneda. (Ae. 14.43g / 33mm). June 28, 1875. Madrid. Engraver: G. Sellan, (Vives 462). Almost Extremely Fine.
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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. (You 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). Guadalajara Exhibition. Award of Merit. (Ae. 62.22 / 48mm). 1876. Engraver: L. Planiol. (You Vives 467). Almost Extremely Fine. Light tapping.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Guadalajara Exhibition. Award of Merit. (Gilt bronze. 62.77g / 48mm). 1876. Engraver: L. Plañiol. (You Vives 466). Almost Extremely Fine. Marquitas.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Guadalajara Exhibition. Award of Merit. (Ar. 97.46g / 48mm). 1876. Engraver: L. Plañiol. (You Vives 466). Good Very Fine. Tapping on the edge.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Leonese Regional Exhibition. Economic Society of Friends of the Country. (Ae. 44.64g / 44mm). 1876. (National Heritage 813 metal variation). Almost Uncirculated. Original ring.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Inauguration of the Salamanca Railway. (Ae. 17.88g / 30mm). September 8, 1877. Engraver: GS (Gregorio Sellán). (You Vives 470). Good Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XII (Ae. 61.83 / 48mm). Lugo Regional Exhibition. Award of Merit. (Ae. 61.83g / 48mm). 1877. Engraver: L. Plañiol. (AVM-471). Almost Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Centenary of the Academy of Mining (Ae. 242.00g / 70mm). 1877. (You Vives 474). Extremely Fine. Very slight taps. Light double minting on the obverse.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Commemoration of the Centennial of the Mining Academy. (Ae. 181.90g / 70mm). 1877. Madrid. (Vives 474; RAH 677). Almost Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Vinicola National Exhibition. Mention. (Ae .. 36.83g / 41mm). 1877. Engraver: Cortés. (You Vives 473). Almost Extremely Fine. Marquitas on the obverse.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Vinicola National Exhibition. 1877. Cooperation. (Ae. 36.43g / 36mm). Engraver: Courteous. (You Vives 473). Almost Extremely Fine. Beats on the edge.
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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. (You 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). Alfonso XII and Mª de las Mercedes. Universal Exhibition of Paris. (Ae. 52.73g / 50mm). 1878. Engraver: Room. (VQ 14395). Good Very Fine. Several hits on the edge.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Alfonso XII and María de las Mercedes at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. (Ae. 57.35g / 50mm). 1878. Engraver: Room. (You Vives 850). Good Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Alfonso XII and María Cristina. Married. (Ae. 266.00g / 70mm). 1879. Basilica of Atocha. Madrid. Engraver: G. Sellán. (RAH 685). Good Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Cadiz Economic Society of Friends of the Country. Regional Exhibition. (Ae. 41.82g / 41mm). 1879. (National Heritage 876). Very Fine. Beats on the edge.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Exhibition of the Madrid Society for the Protection of Animals and Plants. (Ae. 97.28g / 57mm). 1880. Engraver: Room. (You Vives 495). Almost Extremely Fine. Slight flaws on the front edge.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). Inauguration of the Villanueva y la Geltrú Railway to Barcelona. (Ae. 90.35g / 57mm). 1881. Engraver: Room. (RAH 705). Extremely Fine.
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ALFONSO XII (1874-1885). The Real Academy of History in the II Centenary of the Death of Calderón de la Barca. (Ae.96.57g / 60mm). 1881. Engraver: Room. (RAH 699). Almost Extremely Fine. Marquitas on the beading.
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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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