Merit Cross for Chapultepec, Merit Cross

SKU: 02.MEX.1046.101.01

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Attributes

  • country
    Mexico
  • date of institution
    1847

History


The Merit Cross for Chapultepec (Cruz al Mérito por Chapultepec) was authorized in Mexico in recognition of the meritorious actions of the Mexican army at the battle of Chapultepec Castle, where they defeated an invading American army advancing through Mexico City in 1847.

The Cross could be awarded posthumously.

The Cross features a reverse inscription that can be translated to "The Fatherland to Merit.

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  • Price

    $3700 USD

  • Composition

    Gilt/Enamelled

  • Inscription

    Obv: CHAPULTEPEC 1847 Rev: LA PATRIA AL MERITO

  • Size

    44mm

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