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Auction: 314 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1076

ca. 1875 Spanish Military Medal of Valor, Discipline and Loyalty from Carlist Wars. 20.14gms - silvered brass and ribbon. 35mm. By: E. Falot (French maker) below bust and stamped with "C" on edge. Obv: Leftward facing Alfonso XII. Rev: VALOR/DISCIPLINA/LEALTAD inside wreath with crown at top. Ribbon: Yellow with two 4mm red vertical stripes near edges. Ribbon Bars: Elgueta, Oria, Tolosa. Lightly worn with brassy color on the highpoints and silver-colored fields. Suspension bar for ribbon has been bent. The original ribbon shows in a somewhat tattered shape with three bars and the original pin for suspension is missing. A scarce medal when signed by E. Falot and while not awarded to a particular soldier (as is typical of this type), the fact that is medal accompanies the General Custer-owned pieces, and may have some personal connection, makes it particularly intriguing.

Sold for
$700