Watch List notes:

Ayacucho, Peru, oval gold-plated bronze military decoration, Bolivar, 1824 (struck in 1825). Fonrobert-9179 (smaller). 30x28 mm; 8.66 grams. Obverse with bust of Bolivar above A.D. (for engraver A. Davalos) inside legend A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLIVAR.; reverse with arms inside legend EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO ANO DE 1824. Well-detailed XF with nearly all the bright-gold plating intact (rare thus), loop at top, an important medal instituted by law in 1825 and given to military officers for their roles in the Battle of Ayacucho, which finally ended Spanish rule in Peru. (Estimate: $300 - 450)