Maximilian silver "Restoration of the Order of Guadalupe" Medal 1866 MS61 NGC, Grove-125a. 33mm. 11.20gm. Obverse: Jugated busts of Maximilian and Carlota to the left; MAXIMILIANO Y CARLOTA EMPERADORES / 1866. Reverse: Figure of the Virgin of Guadalupe, surrounded by radiance and clouds; NON FECIT TALITER / OMNI NATIONI **. Struck during the French Intervention from 1861 to 1867, and dedicated to the interim emperor Maximilian of Habsburg, who restored the Order of Guadalupe in 1863, and his wife Carlota. The first of its kind that we have encountered, with substantial aesthetic appeal. The offering's surfaces relay a high degree of luster, and its mid-relief devices have been rendered with pinpoint precision. The reverse is particularly attractive, boasting legends and a halo around Lady Guadalupe that are punctuated with glistening flame-orange, amethyst, and azure toning.

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