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Medallic engraving on a Spanish 5 pesetas of Alfonso XII (MS-M, 1880s) to commemorate the defeat of

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Medallic engraving on a Spanish 5 pesetas of Alfonso XII (MS-M, 1880s) to commemorate the defeat of
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Medallic engraving on a Spanish 5 pesetas of Alfonso XII (MS-M, 1880s) to commemorate the defeat of the Spanish fleet in Cuba in 1898 by the US fleet. KM-688. 21.5 grams. Reverse of original coin AXF or so, but obverse planed flat and engraved with "TAKEN / FROM THE WRECK / Of The Spanish / Fleet / AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA / July 3d / 1898," a very interesting Spanish-American War memorial that might qualify as a shipwreck coin even though it probably never went into the water.