Two Golden Medals for Bravery for the storming of Figueras in 1811, from the estate of the Prussian Captain in the service of Spain, Moritz von Hirschfeld (1791 - 1859). The awarded examplar, of gilt silver, was crafted in the field using simple means. Diameter 27 mm, weight g. The obverse bears a struck inscription "La Patria Distinge a los Valientes", the reverse with "Castillo St. Fernando de Figueras el XVI April MDCCCXI". The examplar in gold, later procured by Hirschfeld, weight g, diameter 39 mm, bears the same inscription as be, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
Size: 3949px × 2702px
Location:
Photo credit: © INTERFOTO / History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., 19th, , 15, , 27, 39, 1806, 1810, 1811, april, awarded, bears, bravery, brother, captain, castillo, century, crafted, de, diameter, distinge, el, engraved., entered, estate, eugen, examplar, father, fernando, field, figueras, foot, fought, gilt, gold, golden, hirschfeld, inscription, la, los, mdcccxi., means., medals, mm, moritz, obverse, patria, procured, prussian, regiment, reverse, service, silver, simple, spain, span, st., storming, struck, valientes, von, weight, xvi
