Lieutenant M. Gonzalez Medal, Gold Medal

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SKU: 02.ARG.0151.101.01.000

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Attributes

Country

Argentina
Composition

Gold
Inscription

Obv: LA PROVINCIA DE ENTRE-RIOS Á LA FIDELIDAD Y AL HEROISMO Rev: VIVA LA CONFEDERACION ARGENTINA MUERAN LOS SALVAJES UNITARIOS ENERO 1o DE 1840
Version Remarks

This medal weighs 28g.
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 Lieutenant M. Gonzalez Medal (Medalla para el Teniente M. Gonzalez) was authorized by the Paraná government rewarded to Lieutenant Miguel Gerónimo Gonzalez and his troops who protected General Urquiza, meanwhile they were fighting at Cagancha, Entre Rios on January 1, 1840.

The Medal features an obverse inscription that can be translated to "The Entre Rios Province to Fidelity and Heroism," and a reverse inscription that can be translated to "Long Live to Argentinian Federation, Death for the Savages Unitarians."

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