Medal for San Sebastian, 1836

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Breast Badge, 16 mm., Silver, of reduced size, on the obverse of the medal is a lion passant, encircled by a collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, surrounded by the inscription “ESPANA AGRADECIDA”, on the reverse, a cross pattée with
crowns in each angle, in the centre of which is “SAN SEBASTIAN 5 DE MAYO 1836”, surrounded by a laurel wreath, with original ribbon.
A very rare medal, awarded to the members of a British artillery unit, participating to the Carlist war, assisting the Spanish Queen Isabel II. It is remembered that this expedition was ill-fated to the British participants, due to the bad climate and environment where they operated. Very few of these medals survived. I RR!

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483.2
Low estimate: 
1500.00 EUR
high estimate: 
2000.00EUR