 Argentina. Centennial of Battle of Maipu, 1818Condition: VF Argentina. Medal for the Centennial of the Battle of Maipu, 1818-1918, bronze.
At the Battle of Maipu, a combinbed army of Argentine and Chilean forces defeated a Spanish army and essentially completed the liberation of Chile from Spanish control.
More Details  Argentina. Centennial of the Army of the AndesCondition: VF Argentina. Medal for the Centennial of the Army of the Andes 1914, silver-gilt. Ribbon shows age and wear.
The Army of the Andes was the force raised by General Jose de San Martin to invade Chile in 1814 and successfully oust the Spanish from the country. More Details  Argentina. Escudo for Ituzaingo 1827 (Copy)Condition: VF Argentina. Escudo for the Victors at Ituzaingo, 1827. Brass oval, with a slight vault, engraved “La Republica A Los Vencedores en Ituzaingo” around the perimeter and “20de Febrero/1827" in the center. Pierced for suspension. Marked “Reproduccion/Sociedad/“La Medalla”/1915" on the reverse.
The Sociedad La Medalla was a group of Argentine historians and medal collectors who reproduced early Argentine campaign awards that were so rare that they were not available to collectors. The battle of Ituzaingo was fought in the “Banda Oriental” region of Brazil. A force of about 6300 Brazilian troops met about 7770 Argentine troops along the Santa Maria River. The battle was a tactical victory for Argentina, but had little effect on the war. However, by an 1828 treaty, the “Banda Oriental” became the nation of Uruguay. More Details  Argentina. Medal for Recovery of Malvinas IslandsCondition: VF Argentina. Medal for the Recovery of the Malvinas Islands 1982 [Falkland Islands), with a blank reverse. Silver and enamel. No ribbon. This is possibly an unofficial, patriotic medal rather than another variant of the national campaign medal.
More Details  Argentina. Santiago del Estero Medal Col LugonesCondition: VF Argentina. Province of Santiago del Esterro Medal for the Centennial of Colonel Lorenzo Lugones, 1798-1898.
Colonel Lugones enlisted in the Army in 1810 and spent much of his professional life fighting for the independence of various parts of Argentina. More Details
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