Item number: M368

Year: AD 1975

Material: Gold

Size: 105.3 x 40.0 x 3.0 mm

Weight: 44.55 g

Provenance: Czerny’s 2024

This is a gold medal presented in AD 1975 by the Province of Cuenca, located in central Spain, to the then Minister of Justice, Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo.

The medal is circular in shape and made of gold. The obverse features the coat of arms of the Province of Cuenca, surrounded by a laurel wreath. The shield is divided into four quarters: the upper left displays a quartered shield adorned with alternating lions and castles; the upper right features a chalice topped with a silver star; the lower right depicts a book representing the Cuenca Charter; and the lower left shows a standing pine tree. Surrounding the shield is ornamentation derived from the national coat of arms used during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain.

The reverse side of the medal depicts a family of three: the father stands on the left, upright with one hand on his hip, the other carrying an axe over his left shoulder; the mother is on the right, crouching to embrace and kiss a nude child. The background features indistinct images of trees, a plough, and a sailboat. Below the figures, the Spanish inscription “LA PROVINCIA DE CUENCA AL” (From the Province of Cuenca to) is engraved, followed by smaller bold text indicating the recipient, “AL EXCMO. SR. D. FRANCISCO RUIZ-JARABO” (Honourable Minister of Justice Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo). At the top of the medal, a circular loop attaches it to a ribbon. The ribbon’s design reflects the red-yellow-red colour scheme of the Spanish national flag, with a square plaque at the top to allow the medal to be worn on the left chest.

Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo served as Spain’s Minister of Justice under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco from AD 1973 to AD 1975. Born into a prominent family of lawyers in Madrid, Ruiz-Jarabo aligned himself with Franco’s faction during the Spanish Civil War in AD 1936. Following Franco’s rise to power, Ruiz-Jarabo held senior positions in several key departments, including the capital city of Madrid, the Ministry of Labour, and the Ministry of Justice.

物件編號: M368

年代: 公元 1975 年

材質: 黃金

尺寸: 105.3 x 40.0 x 3.0 mm

重量: 44.55 g

來源: 車爾尼拍賣行 2024

這是一枚公元1975年，西班牙中部的昆卡省致贈時任司法部長的佛朗西斯科·魯伊斯-賈拉博之金質獎章。

獎章形制為圓形，材質為黃金。獎章正面是周圍以月桂花環裝飾的昆卡省紋章，盾牌紋章的左上角是一個四等分盾牌，以交叉的獅子和城堡作為裝飾；右上角是一個頂端帶有銀星的聖杯；右下角是一本昆卡省使用的憲章；左下角為一棵矗立的松樹。盾牌周圍的裝飾則是獨裁者法蘭西斯科·佛朗哥統治下，西班牙使用的國徽。

獎章背面的設計是一個三口之家，左側的父親矗立著身體和插腰，左手扛著一把斧頭，右側的母親蹲曲著身子擁抱和親吻赤身的嬰兒。這組家庭的後方背景有模糊的樹、犁頭和帆船。而在人物腳底下鐫刻西班牙文「LA PROVINCIA DE CUENCA AL」(昆卡省贈與)，更下方較小的黑體字則是贈與對象「AL EXCMO. SR. D. FRANCISCO RUIZ-JARABO」(司法部長佛朗西斯科·魯伊斯-賈拉博)。獎章頂端以一個圓環銜接綬帶，綬帶配色仿效西班牙的紅-黃-紅國旗搭配。綬帶頂端尚有一個方形牌匾供人穿戴於左胸上。

佛朗西斯科·魯伊斯-賈拉博在公元1973至1975年間，擔任獨裁者佛朗哥統治下的西班牙司法部長。魯伊斯-賈拉博出生於馬德里的律師世家，公元1936年的西班牙內戰期間，魯伊斯-賈拉博選擇支持佛朗哥的陣營。佛郎哥政權建立後，魯伊斯-賈拉博先後擔任首都馬德里、勞動部和司法部等重要部門的一級幹部。