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Collector's Choice October 2021 Auction 12-14 Oct 2021
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LOCOMOTIVES & TRAINS. Spain. Locomotive/First Spanish Railway Gilt Bronze Medal, 1948. PCGS SPECIMEN-65.
Diameter: 47mm. Commemorating the centennial of the first Spanish railway. Obverse: BENE MERITIS BIADA ET SALAMANCA LAUS ATQUE HONOS, jugate busts of Biada and Salamanca left; Reverse: PRIMÆ HISPANIA VIÆ FERRÆ CENTENARIA CONMEMORATIO / MCMXLVIII, seminude female seated right, holding older train model in hands; in exergue, contemporary electrified train. Edge: Plain. Yellow-bronze in color and slightly matte overall, this Gem radiates with tremendous brilliance and allure.
Estimate: $75 - $150
Diameter: 47mm. Commemorating the centennial of the first Spanish railway. Obverse: BENE MERITIS BIADA ET SALAMANCA LAUS ATQUE HONOS, jugate busts of Biada and Salamanca left; Reverse: PRIMÆ HISPANIA VIÆ FERRÆ CENTENARIA CONMEMORATIO / MCMXLVIII, seminude female seated right, holding older train model in hands; in exergue, contemporary electrified train. Edge: Plain. Yellow-bronze in color and slightly matte overall, this Gem radiates with tremendous brilliance and allure.
Estimate: $75 - $150