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433 - SPAIN Isabella II 1833–1868 Bronze medal commemorating the i…
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SPAIN Isabella II 1833–1868 Bronze medal commemorating the inauguration and blessing of the railway line between Barcelona and Mataró, by Lorenzale and Jubany, 1848, Madrid, AE 53 mm Obverse: NIHIL IPSA VELOCIUS. Scene depicting the blessing of a railway station with a steam train, along a platform with official figures and a bishop on a platform on the train. In the exergue: YNAUGURATA DIE XXVIII OCTOBRIS ANNI MDCCCXLVIII and the signatures LORENZALE D. and JUBANY G. Reverse: In the field: TO THE EXCELLENT SOCIETY WHICH, AS THE FIRST IN SPAIN, BUILT A RAILWAY LINE EXTENDING AS FAR AS YLLUR, WITH GREAT TOIL, VIGILANCE AND EXPENSE, THE SENATE OF BARCELONA HAS CONFERRED THIS CIVIC HONOUR AND GRgrateful spirit, D. O. C. Ref: Forrer III p.92 and p.473 – O’Connor p.249 – RAH.602–604 v. – Ruiz Trapero 666–667 v. Condition: Superb
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About the sale Collections of Nine Amateurs – Persia, France, Countermarked, Holland, Miscellaneous, Railways, Monaco, Decorations, Medals & Plaques
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Auction time 10/16/2026 at 1:00 PM
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