Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Inauguration of the Bottled Gas Company in Santiago de Cuba, 1857, a silver medal in the name of Carlos de Vargas Machuca, Captain General, legends both sides, 39mm. Some surface marks, otherwise extremely fine
£80-100

Provenance: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-14 June 1975, lot 192.

Carlos de Vargas Machuca, who was Captain General from 1854 for 6 years, earned the nickname ‘El constructor’ on account of the buildings that were created under his governorship