^Lot 1910 CUBA (under Spain), silver medal, 1869-dated (struck ca. 1975-80), Hijos de Covadonga, ex-Roehrs.

CUBA (under Spain), silver medal, 1869-dated (struck ca. 1975-80), Hijos de Covadonga, ex-Roehrs. 55.28 grams. 55 mm. Obverse with HIJOS DE COVADONGA above the depiction of the Virgin Mary, 1869 and ADELANTE below; reverse with crowned cross quartering the symbols for Castile, León, Navarre, and Aragón, flanked by alpha and omega symbols, encircled by VINCITUR • INIMICUS* *IN HOC SIGNO* and, in outer legend, HONRA Y PATRIA, UNION Y PAZ (the Z in retrograde), with ISLA DE CUBA below; smooth edge. Mint State with some wispy hairlines in the flashy fields, traces of golden toning around the rims. The theme of this modern private commemorative medal centers around the Virgin of Covadonga and the Spanish community in Cuba during Cuba's first war for independence. Pedigreed to the Roehrs Collection.