Medal for the Winners of Chunchanga, Medal (for Generals)

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SKU: 02.ARG.0144.101.01.000

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Attributes

Country

Argentina
Composition

Embroidered
Inscription

Obv: LA PATRIA A LOS VENCEDORES DE CHUCHANGA
Size

70x75mm
Image Licensing

This image/illustration is attributed to “Historia de los Premios Militares República de Argentina”, Vol. III, published by "Buenos Aires Talleres Gráficos, Arsenal Principal de Guerra" in 1910 in Buenos Aires. This image has been cropped. This resource is in the public domain in all countries.

History

The Medal for the Winners of Chunchanga (Medalla para los Vencedores de Chuchanga) was authorized in 1822 to reward the revolutionary troops who defeated a Spanish royalist forces in the Battle of Chuchanga in 1822.

The Medals were authorized with three classes; with Gold bullion for Generals, Silver Bullion for Officers, and white bullion for enlisted men.

The Medal features an obverse inscription that can be translated to "The Fatherland to the Winners of Chuchanga.”

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