Medal - Miguel Delibes ND

Reverse

Hands writing and glasses.

Script: Latin

Lettering: EL ARBOL QUE CRECE

Translation: The tree that grows.

Designer: Pedro Sainz Guerra

Edge

Plain

Comment

The motto of reverse is based in the quote “Soy como el árbol que crece donde lo plantan” (“I am like the tree that grows where it is planted”) by Miguel Delibes, a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor, who died in 2010.

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.