GREAT EARLY EXAMPLE OF THE VERY RARE EAGLE USED BY THE MEXICAN ARMY FOR THEIR OFFICERS FROMTHELATE 1820s TO THE TIME OF THE MEXICAN WAR IN 1846-48 185S TO THE TIME OF THE FRENCH INTERVENTION IN MEXICO 1860\'S.MOST MEXICAN MILITARY INSIGNIAS ARE PLAINAND OBVIOUSLY WERE USED BY THEENLISTED RANKSONLY ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 80 OR SO SHOWING THE RAREEARLY MEXICANEAGLE. THISRELICOFFICER INSIGNIA MEASURES ABOUT 31MM WIDE BY 22 MM TALL, AND WHAT\'S SURPRISING IS THAT IS MADE OUT OF SILVER, I HAVE METAL DETECTED FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE COME ACROSS MADE INSIGNIAS AND THIS IS THE FIRST SILVER MEXICAN INSIGNIA THAT I HAVE SEEN.WITH A GREAT IMAGE OF THE NATIONAL SYMBOL OF MEXICO DATING FROM THE TIME OF THE MEXICAN WAR, WAR OF THE REFORMS, THE FRENCH INTERVENTION, BENITO JUAREZ, MAXIMILIAN AND CARLOTA. GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC 100% ORIGINAL

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