Spanish Society Medal for the Rescue of the Shipwrecked, Type I (1880-1887), in Silver
SKU: 02.ESP.5112.102.01
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Physical Description
A circular medal constructed of silver, the obverse bears the image of an anchor with a star with rays the the top encompassed by a border inscribed with SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE SALVAMENTO DE NAUFRAGOS 1880, the reverse bears the inscription PREMIO A LA ABNEGACION Y AL HEROISMO encompassed by the inscription PRIMER PRESIDENTE EL ALMIRANTE MARQUES DE RUBALCAVA, with a horizontally elongated suspension loop, on a red ribbon with a white stripe.
History
The medal was founded to awarded the rescue of shipwrecked individuals on the coast of the Peninsula, on adjacent islands, and oversea provinces.
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Versions
$752 USD
Silver
Obv: SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE SALVAMENTO DE NAUFRAGOS 1880 Rev: PREMIO A LA ABNEGACION Y AL HEROISMO PRIMER PRESIDENTE EL ALMIRANTE MARQUES DE RUBALCAVA
32mm
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