Spain. A Group of Five Spanish Campaign and Colonial Medals

1. (Medalla para los Voluntarios Catalanes en Cuba) Medal for Catalonian Volunteers in Cuba 1869, in bronze, the obverse with a crown of  arms with laurel branches, the reverse inscribed “VOLUNTARIOS CATALANES EN CUBA 1869”, measuring 37.4 mm x 42.2 mm inclusive of suspension ring.

2. (Ayuntamiento de la Habana Medalla conmemorativa del Bloqueo de Cuba ) Havana Municipal Commemorative Medal for the American Blockade of Cuba, aluminum, the obverse depicting a naval scene, with the reverse bearing an image of a protective female figure with children around her with the inscription above of AYUNTAMIENTO DE LA HABANA ANO 1898.

3. Cuba Campaign Medal 1873 Type I Miniature, silver, miniature format campaign medal with original suspension, measuring 23.6 mm x 37.4 mm inclusive.

4. (Asturias Batallón de Voluntarios del Principado 1896) Asturian Volunteers Medal 1896 Miniature, silvered bronze, the obverse inscribed “BATALLON DE VOLUNTARIOS DEL PRINCIPADO 1896” beneath mural crown and “ASTURIAS”, the reverse depicting Nuestra Señora de Covadonga within the inscription “NUESTRA SEÑORA DE COVADONGA”, measuring 21.7 mm x 33 mm inclusive of suspension ring.

5. Cuba Campaign Medal 1895–1898, bronze, commemorative campaign medal for the Cuban operations of 1895–1898, measuring 29.9 mm x 37.6 mm inclusive..

All items exhibit age, surface wear, oxidation, and toning consistent with period use, and are missing their original ribbons, otherwise remaining in fine to very fine condition.

Footnote: Spanish colonial and campaign medals associated with Cuba reflect the final decades of Spanish rule in the Caribbean and the conflicts that culminated in the Spanish–American War. Volunteer battalion medals such as the Asturian and Catalonian examples were privately issued or regionally sponsored commemorations recognizing Spanish volunteers serving in Cuba, while official campaign medals documented participation in military operations during the Cuban insurrections and the 1895–1898 campaign. The Havana blockade commemorative piece relates directly to the American naval blockade imposed during the Spanish–American War, which effectively isolated the island and contributed to the collapse of Spanish authority in Cuba.