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Havana, Cuba, cast silver 2 reales-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VI, 1747, extremely rare, NGC VF details / holed. Herrera-46; Medina-29; Betts-349. Early proclamation medals from Cuba were cast in limited numbers and well circulated, making them quite rare today. Most are found with holes at the top and handling evidence across their surfaces. This medal was struck on Feb. 3, 1747 by Alferez Real Gonzalo Rezio de Oquendo to be given out to the populace to mark Ferdinand VI's accession to the throne. Obverse: bust of Ferdinand VI facing right, legend FERDINAND . VI . D.G. HISPAN . REX with two flowers at bottom; reverse: two parallel keys, legend GONZALO . REZIO DE OQVENDo HABo 1747 with flower at bottom. Good for the grade if not a little better than VF considering the crude manufacture, a few old scratches across bust and in loops of keys, gold toned with patches of dark red-orange toning on reverse. No recent auction appearances; two notable sales featuring examples of this medal were the Lyman H. Low sales of the Benjamin Betts collection (January 11-12, 1898) and the collection of A. Gonzalez del Valle, Intendente General of Cuba (July 10, 1907). NGC #4499435-001.
(10000 - 20000 USD)