Cross of Villafranca del Vierzo and Lugo, Cross

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SKU: 02.ESP.0180.101.01.000

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Attributes

Country

Spain
Composition

Gold/Enamelled
Inscription

Obv: TOMA DE VILLAFRANCA DEL VIERZO DIA 19 DE MARZO DE 1809 Rev: BATALLAS DE LUGO DEL 18 Y 19 MAYO DE 1809
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 of Villafranca del Vierzo and Lugo was founded in Spain by King Ferdinand VII on March 13, 1817. It was conferred upon the members of the Army of Galicia, under command of General Don Nicholas Mahy, who recaptured the city of Villafranca del Vierzo, and fought at the Battles of Lugo on March 18 and 19, 1809.

The Cross features an obverse inscription that translates to "Capture of Villafranca del Vierzo, 19th March, 1809," and a reverse inscription that translates to "Battles of Lugo, March 18th and 19th, 1809." Both inscriptions are spread among the arms.

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