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Medal - Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg

Medal - Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg - obverseMedal - Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg - reverse

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Features

Location Spain
Type Collection medallions
Composition Gold (.917)
Weight 8 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
583098

Commemorative issue

Queen Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg

Series: Tribute to the last king and queen of Spain

Obverse

Bust of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg facing left, wearing royal tiara and pearl necklace. To the left of the bust, the birth year 1887; to the right, the year of death 1969.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VICTORIA EVGENIA DE BATTENBERG HISP. REG.
1887 1969

Unabridged legend: Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg Hispaniarum Regina.

Translation: Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, queen of Spains.

Reverse

Crowned coat of arms of Spain with Pillars of Hercules. Below the coat of arms on the left is the fineness hallmark "917" and the "23 B in hexagon" mark on the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PLVS VLTRA
917
23
B

Unabridged legend: Ley 917.

Translation: Further beyond. Fineness .917.

Edge

Reeded

Medal - Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg -  obverse

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Mint

Acuñaciones Españolas, Barcelona, Spain (1940-1980)

Comments

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969) was the queen consort of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII until the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic.

 

According to the official issuer catalogue, it was minted in 22-karat gold (917/1000) in four variations (4g/20mm, 8g/22mm, 12g/26mm, and 18.5g/32mm). Features a common coat of arms reverse.

 

Marks

917 – Gold 917‰ Certification Mark

23 B in hexagon – Privy mark "23 B"

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Bullion value: USD 1020.93 Search tips
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Actual gold weight: 0.236 oz
Current gold price: 4328.57 USD/oz (see gold price )

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