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Speaking of Spanish Colonial Medals

harashaharasha Posts: 3,079 ✭✭✭✭✭
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A few years ago, I came across a Gil medal commemorating the birth of Ferdinand VII and featuring three generations of Bourbons. It had been "rescued" from a silver melt pile and the condition was as expected. Heritage recently featured the same medal in bronze, so I just had to have it, for a suite presentation. So, side by side:

Honors flysis Income beezis Onches nobis Inob keesis

DPOTD

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    SwampboySwampboy Posts: 12,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 30, 2018 7:10PM

    Excellent!

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    topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Amazing

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great scene in the reverse! Peace Roy

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    BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 11,873 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Carlos III was the last competent ruler. He was probably looking on the others thinking FML. The baby was the worst of all.

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