Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales Medal

This medal is linked to the Center for Higher Naval Studies (CESNAV), the highest-level military education institution of the Mexican Navy. CESNAV trains naval officers in graduate and specialized studies in national security, maritime strategy, and related sciences, and it reports to the Secretariat of the Navy.

Cataloged among the pieces for merit and sport, it corresponds to the kind of medal that military institutions award as an academic distinction or recognition to their members. With no recorded year, it is placed by its theme within twentieth-century Mexican naval medallic art.

Struck in aluminum bronze, it is an institutional piece. Its interest lies in the connection with the training of the naval officer corps and in the maritime iconography that usually accompanies these recognitions.

The "Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales" medal is part of the Mexican numismatic heritage. It is made of aluminum bronze, measures 44.67 mm in diameter and weighs 38.35 grams.

As an aluminum bronze medal, its value comes not from the metal but from the commemorative: the event it celebrates, its age (1910-to-present era), and demand among collectors of the subject. Condition and the rarity of the issue are what set the price.

How to identify and value this medal

1. Confirm the metal. It is aluminum bronze; its value depends on the subject and the condition.
2. Read the legend and the motif. It commemorates "Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales," which defines its historical interest.
3. Check the condition. No scratches or aggressive cleaning, with natural patina.
4. Look for the case and the certificate if it came with them: they add collector value.

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