Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

Spain: Medal for the Night of 7th October 1841, gilt and enamels, 19.8 mm, enamelled oval within a wreath surmounted by a crown, a depiction of the constitution of 1837 and the Spanish legend 'They gave their blood for the law and for the throne', purple enamelled plaque to the reverse with 'NOCHE DEL 7 DE OCTUBRE DE 1841', awarded to the forces who foiled a plot to kidnap the queen on the night in question, minor enamel damage, very fine.