137 - [NUMISMATICS - 1867 WORLD'S FAIR - ISABEL SEGUNDA, QUEEN OF SPAIN]

[NUMISMATICS - 1867 WORLD'S FAIR - ISABEL SEGUNDA, QUEEN OF SPAIN] Metal medal. Obverse: A short, diademed bust of Queen Isabella II of Spain in left-facing profile, with her hair tied in a bun. Circular legend: “* ISABEL SEGUNDA REINA DE LAS ESPAÑAS *”. Signed and dated below the bust: A. BORREL 1867. Reverse: View of a monumental entrance to the elliptical Exhibition Palace built on the Champ-de-Mars. At the top, a two-line inscription: “EXPOSICION UNIVERSAL / PARIS 1867.” In the exergue, a historical text describing the mechanical demonstration, engraved in five lines: “MEDAL MINTED AT THE PALACE / BY THE MINT / OF FOSSEY-THONNELIER & CO. / MACHINISTS IN LASARTE / IN GUIPÚZCOA.” Smooth edge. Diameter: 50 mm. Weight: 49.04 g. As is.