103379 | MEXICO. Maximiliano I & Carlota silver Medal.

103379  |  MEXICO. Maximiliano I & Carlota silver Medal. Issued 1867. Memorial to Maximiliano (30mm, 10.88 g, 12h). By Cayetano Ocampo.

 

MAXIMILIANO Y CARLOTA EMPERADORES, jugate bare heads left of Maximiliano and Carlota; laurel branch to left and right // 12 / DE JUNIO / DE 1864 / 19 / DE JUNIO / DE 1867 in six lines; all within garlanded laurel and oak wreath. Edge: Plain.

 

Grove 133a. About Uncirculated. Deep gunmetal gray surfaces, with some light rub upon the high points; a few lightly scattered marks and two cuds at the edge are noted for completeness. Compare to an NGC MS-61 which realized a total of $2,520 in October 2025.

 

Maximiliano was of Austrian descent from the mighty Habsburg ruling family (he was a younger brother of Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph), and was installed as the Emperor of Mexico under the auspices of the French—the latter hoping to extend their influence in Mexico. The empire was short lived, however, as Maximiliano was dethroned a little after three years, being captured and executed by Republican forces. The dates on the reverse of this medal pertain to the couple's first entrance into Mexico City in 1864 and Maximiliano's execution in Querétaro in 1867.

 

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