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January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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MEXICO. Charles IV & Maria Luisa/Fidelity in Guanajuato Silver Proclamation Medal, 1790. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-61.
Grove-C-78. By. G. A. Gil. Diameter: 46mm. Obverse: Conjoined garlanded busts right of Charles, uniformed, and Maria Luisa, draped; Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms with wreath of palm frond and sash. VERY SCARCE in silver, this issue features bright silver surfaces with well struck and pronounced devices. Struck to commemorate José Mariano de Sardaneta y Llorente, the second Marquis de San Juan de Rayas in Guanajuato as outlined in the text in the reverse legends. In a twist, his fidelity would later be questioned, as he was exiled to Spain under charges of conspiracy. By the beginning of the reign of Ferdinand VII, he would be involved in the Mexican independence movement.
From the Barquera Collection.
Estimate: $700 - $1000
Grove-C-78. By. G. A. Gil. Diameter: 46mm. Obverse: Conjoined garlanded busts right of Charles, uniformed, and Maria Luisa, draped; Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms with wreath of palm frond and sash. VERY SCARCE in silver, this issue features bright silver surfaces with well struck and pronounced devices. Struck to commemorate José Mariano de Sardaneta y Llorente, the second Marquis de San Juan de Rayas in Guanajuato as outlined in the text in the reverse legends. In a twist, his fidelity would later be questioned, as he was exiled to Spain under charges of conspiracy. By the beginning of the reign of Ferdinand VII, he would be involved in the Mexican independence movement.
From the Barquera Collection.
Estimate: $700 - $1000