MEXICO. Establishment of the Supreme Central Junta Silver Proclamation Medal, 1808. NGC MS-62.
Grove-F-31; cf. Fonrobert-6485 (bronze). By T. Suria. Diameter: 51mm. Obverse: Female allegories of the Americas, holding wreath and sacrificial knife, and Spain, holding royal shield pole with liberty cap, standing facing one another; in background, sacks of coins to left, military implements between, cherub with knife and spear to right; Reverse: Interior scene of opulent palace, with three men seated at robed table plotting coordinates over map; to left, crowned lion with forepaws set upon representations of the two hemispheres; on floor to right, implements of navigation. Lightly toned and rather brilliant, with a good deal of luster emanating from the fields.
From the Barquera Collection.
Estimate: $700 - $1000