Spain, Uruguay. A Medal Commemorating The Flight Of Plus Ultra From Spain To Uruguay 1926 Auction Archive 179th Field Artillery (silvered bronze

179th Field Artillery (silvered bronze with red

four of the diagrams accented in red ink

tears evident in two corners on the lid

1917 at the age of 25 and is buried in the Villiers Station Cemetery in Pas de Calais

28 mm x 54 mm

Spain, Uruguay. A Medal Commemorating The Flight Of Plus Ultra From Spain To Uruguay 1926 Auction Archive 179th Field Artillery (silvered bronzeIn bronze gilt, obverse illustrating Christopher Columbus' ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria crossing the Atlantic Ocean, with the date "1492" on a scroll below, framed branches of laurel leaves on either side, inscribed "GLORIA A ESPAA" (Glory to Spain) above and "REPBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY" (Eastern Republic of Uruguay) below, reverse illustrating the Plus Ultra flying boat in flight over the Atlantic Ocean, with a sunrise and mountain in