© Jordi Cartaña (CC BY-SA)
© Jordi Cartaña (CC BY-SA)
Medal - The kings of Spain and the Universal Exposition of Paris
1878 year| - | 4 g | 23 mm |
| Location | Spain |
|---|---|
| King | Alfonso XII (1874-1885) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals |
| Year | 1878 |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#413110 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
View of the Trocadero in Paris. Lettering in exergue
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE
PALAIS DU TROCADERO
PARIS 1878
Translation: World Exhibition. Trocadero Palace.
Edge
Plain
Comment
The King did not visit the exhibition, but sent his father, who lived in Paris, as a delegate. The Queen was ill and she died shortly after the exhibition opened.
