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Montevideo, Uruguay, cast silver proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, rare. Medina-323. 22.98 grams; 40 mm. Numismatically important as the third and largest design for Ferdinand VII Montevideo proclamation medals; this one features the actual bust design of Ferdinand VII. Obverse: bust of Ferdinand VII, 1808 below, FERNANDO. VII DEI GRATIA flanking; reverse: indigenous figure holding palm frond and wreath over globe, legend reads PROCLAMADO EL DIA XII DE AGOSTO DE 1808 / M O. Choice AU with devices and fields reworked after casting to bring out details, obverse with green patination, reverse mostly untoned.
(1250 - 2000 USD)