Cross for the Battle of Vitoria, Gold Cross

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SKU: 02.ESP.0142.101.01.000

Estimated market value:

$2500 USD

Estimated market value:

$2500 USD

Attributes

Country

Spain
Composition

Gold/Enamelled
Inscription

Obv: IRURAC VAT Rev: RECOMPENSA DE LA BATALLA DE VITORIA
Image Licensing

This image/illustration is attributed to “Abbildungen zur chronic sämtlicher Ritter Orden und Ehrenzeichen Souveraine and Regerungen, Seiner Majestat dem Konige Von Presussen Freiderich Wilhelm IV gewidmet von H. Schulze, Lieutenant in der Landwehr Artillerie”, published in 1835 in Berlin. This image has been cropped. This resource is in the public domain in all countries where the copyright is the author’s term of life plus 70 years.

History

The Cross for the Battle of Vitoria was founded in Spain by King Fernando VII on April 2, 1815. It was awarded to the military personnel of the 4th Division of Army Corps, commanded by General Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo and Marshal Don Francisco Tomas de Longa, who defeated the French Army in the Battle of Vitoria on June 21, 1813.

The Gold Cross was awarded to Generals and Officers, while the Silver Cross was awarded to the troops.

The Cross features a reverse inscription that translates to "Recompense for the Battle of Vitoria."

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