Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 20th November 2019
Lot 216
Spain: Medal for the Voyage of the Numancia
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £600
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Description
Spain: Medal for the Voyage of the Numancia, 1865-67, bronze oval, 30 mm, an armoured frigate traversing the Pacific Ocean, legend to the reverse, awarded to the crew of the armoured frigate Numancia, for her historic circumnavigation of the globe, extremely fine or nearly so.
The Spanish armoured frigate Numacia, purchased from France, was the first ironclad warship to circumnavigate the globe, between 4th February 1865, and 20th September 1867.