Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Auction tarnishing on the silver medals

tarnishing on the silver medals

India General Service Medal to the 13th Pack Battery - 1908-1935

On the 8th

Niobe (1909

entitled to wear the War Service Badge

Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Auction tarnishing on the silver medalsBattle of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Bronze, very high relief, 32. 5 mm, extremely fine. Footnote On June 11, 1937, the Basque forces had fallen back to the city of Bilbao, which was defended by a series of rushed fortifications called the "Bilbao's Iron Ring." The Iron Ring was poorly designed for defense. It was quite an antiquated defense concept akin to First World War fortifications, so it was vulnerable to modern warfare weapons of its time