Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Arrival of Francisco de Lersundi y Hormaechea as Captain-General at Havana, 1867, a silver-gilt medal signed J.S. D. F.C., three shields of arms, crowned and against trophies, rev. legend around and below ornate arms, 41mm. Extremely fine £150-200

Provenance: V. Bergsoe Collection, Jacques Schulman Auction 50 (Amsterdam), 14 April 1903, lot 1060; bt estate of M.M. Gould, July 1976.

Francisco de Lersundi y Hormaechea (1817-74), Spanish nobleman and politician, Prime Minister in 1853. His appointment to Cuba, where he held office from 1866-9, was just one of many positions he held in a long political career