Áureo & Calicó > Auction 428 | Auction date: 14 March 2024 |
Lot number: 1543 Price realized: 650 EUR (Approx. 708 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: 1857. Isabel II. Barcelona. The City to the birth of the Prince of Asturias. Medal. (O'Connor page 255) (Ruiz Trapero 690) (V. 404) (V.Q. 14332). Obv.: Queen Isabel II in costume, crown and royal mantle, presents the newborn, at her feet, a lion leaning on the oval coat of arms of Spain and behind a throne with canopy, in the background, the sea on which sails a ship and the two worlds between the columns of Hercules, behind, the rising sun. Rev.: Coat of arms of Barcelona with latticework, stamped with a county crown with bat on top, between attributes of Commerce, Industry, Sciences and Arts, on the sides, the Besós and the Llobregat rivers, represented as two old men reclining with a rudder and a pitcher from which water flows, in the background, two trains running in opposite directions, the walled factory city, Montjuic and behind it, the sea. Engraver: A. Casals y Tintoré. Design: M. Garriga. Small dings. Nice. Ex Aureo Selection 2007, no. 491. Rare. Silver. 226 g. Ø72 mm. EBC-. Estimate: 700 EUR |