El Salvador. A Medal For Distinguished Valor To The Loyal Defenders, In Silver, C. 1839 Auction measuring 135 mm (w) x

measuring 135 mm (w) x 40 mm (h))

he was promoted earlier that year

also with original sticker price

weighing 11 grams inclusive of its silver gilt chain

the cap has a 30 mm wide reddish-brown leather sweatband

El Salvador. A Medal For Distinguished Valor To The Loyal Defenders, In Silver, C. 1839 Auction measuring 135 mm (w) xInstituted May 1839 by Francisco Morazan. A silver medal of the Liberal Regime of Francisco Morazan against Invading Armies from Guatemala and Nicaragua in 1839, the obverse presenting the left facing high relief bust of Francisco Morazan, surrounded by REPUBLICA DEL SALVADOR LA PATRIA A SUS LEALES DEFENSORES, the reverse presents the inscription PREMIO AL VALOR DISTINGUIDO inside a wreath, surmounted by a shield suspension presenting a volcano on the