Mexico City, Mexico (Consulate), gilt bronze proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789. Grove-C26b. 43mm, 34.88 grams. Obverse with bust of king within legend CARLOS IV * POR LA * GRACIA * D * DIOS* REY * DE * ESPANA * Y * EMPERADOR * DE * LAS * INDIAS*; reverse with consulate arms, Mercury to left, ship to right, legend *A * SU * PROCLAMACION * EL * CONSULADO * DE * MEXICO, exergue *ANO * DE * 1789 *. Engraved by G.A. Gil. Bold, lustrous AU- with minor marks and hairlines in fields, light rubs in hair and on rims (exposing the bronze).
Estimate: $200-300