SPAIN: Isabel II, 1833-1868, AE medal (186.0g), 1857, cf. Vives-403, 72mm bronze medal for the Birth of Alfonso XII by Antonio Casals, Isabel II presenting Alfonso left with lion at her right holding up arms, Straits of Gibraltar with pillars visible out window at left, and "ORIETUR IN DIEBUS EJUS JUSTICIA / ET ABUNDANTIA PACIS / Ps. LXXI 7" in exergue // helmet atop arms with implements around flanked by personifications of the Montjuïc River and the Mediterranean Sea, with factory, steam trains, and steamship in background and OB FAUSTUM PRINCIPIS ALPHONSI / ORTUM, CIVITAS BARCINONENSIS, / SUIS, LAETANS, DICAT REGIBUS. / MDCCCLVII in exergue, tiny edge defect at 9:00 on reverse, plain edge, Choice AU, S.
Estimate: 140-200 USD