Lot of two Panama (Spain) high-relief silver and copper medals, 1886, first Spanish expedition to the Isthmus of Panama, ex-Richard Stuart. 210.21 grams total. Obverse features a high-relief bust of the Marquis de Campos (who funded the expedition; reverse shows the expedition's vessel, the steamer Magallanes, arriving at the canal with angelic figures representing Europe and America above. Both UNC with light cabinet rub on high points, hairlines present on the silver version. Pedigreed to the Richard Stuart collection.
($600-900)