Commemorative medal for the inauguration of the Isabel II Canal.

Contemporary age

Metal: Copper.

Issuing entity: Spain. Isabella II.

Mint: Madrid.

Date: Year 1858.

Obverse:

Laureate female bust left. Legend: ISABEL 2nd QUEEN OF SPAIN.

Reverse:

In the field, under a star, and in six lines, the legend: INAUGURACION DEL CANAL DE ISABEL 2ª 24 DE JUNIO DE 1858. Medalist: José Pérez Varela. Engraver: Francisco Coromina.

Weight: 7.47 gr. - Diameter: 23 mm. - Axes: 12 h.

Described in: Almagro-Gorbea, M., 2005: Medallas Españolas: Catálogo del Gabinete de Antigüedades, Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, p. 277, nº 624.

Published in: Bayo Fuentes, S., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 2010: "Catálogo. Collections", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 174.

Monetary Inventory Number: 2684.

MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection.