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Lot of 2 brass military uniform buttons for the Voluntarios of Puerto Rico (1880s).

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Non-wreck Artifacts Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 375.00 USD
Lot of 2 brass military uniform buttons for the Voluntarios of Puerto Rico (1880s).
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Lot of 2 brass military uniform buttons for the Voluntarios of Puerto Rico (1880s). 5.8 grams total, 1" and 1/2" in diameter. A choice pair (rare in this condition), fully intact and brassy, each with clear wording that says VOLUNTARIOS / DE / PUERTO-RICO on front and P. FEU E HIJOS / MADRID Y BARCELONA on back around the loop, small but poignant reminders of an almost legendary Spanish royalist militia formed in 1812 to protect Puerto Rico from pirates and other enemies.