Medal - Jorge Guillén ND (1996) front Medal - Jorge Guillén ND (1996) back
Medal - Jorge Guillén ND (1996) photo
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Medal - Jorge Guillén ND

1996 year
Silver (.925) 3.85 g 22.00 mm
Description
Location
Spain
Issuing company
El Norte de Castilla
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Year
1996
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
3.85 g
Diameter
22.00 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#366830
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Bird.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TODO EN EL AIRE ES PAJARO

Translation: Everything in the air is bird.

Designer: Pedro Sainz Guerra

Edge

Plain

Comment

Todo en el aire es pájaro” is the second verse of the poem ¡Cima de la delicia! (Peak of the deliciousness!) by Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet.

Series

“The history of Valladolid through its characters” (“La historia de Valladolid a través de sus personajes”) series is a set of medals dedicated to famous people related to the province of Valladolid (Spain), issued in 1996 by the regional newspaper El Norte de Castilla.

The set consists of fourteen pieces made of silver (.925), thirteen of 22 mm about persons and one of 30 mm about the city of Valladolid. The piece of 30 mm is inscribed “JV 925” and the others have glued a strip of material with this inscription.

The order of the pieces is:

  1. Pedro Ansúrez
  2. María de Molina
  3. Peter de Regalado
  4. Bernal Díaz del Castillo
  5. Gregorio Fernández
  6. The name of Valladolid
  7. José Zorrilla
  8. Miguel Íscar
  9. Ricardo Macías Picavea
  10. Vicente Escudero
  11. Pío del Río Hortega
  12. Jorge Guillén
  13. Rosa Chacel
  14. Miguel Delibes

 

The set is presented on a cd-type box

with a certificate of authenticity.

Each piece is accompanied by a booklet with the history of the subject.