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Auction 18 16-18 January 2014
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MEXICO: Ferdinand VII, 1808-1821, AE medal (58.48g), 1808, Grove-7b, Fonrobert-6477, proclamation medal.FERNANDO VII EL DESEADO. REY DE ESPANA. Y DE LAS INDIAS. PADRE. DE UN PUEBLE.LIBRE surrounding bust of Fernando VII right wearing Order of the Golden Fleece and sash, with TOMAS SVRIA (engraver) in exergue/ .SIEMPRE FIELES. Y SIEMPRE UNIDOS surrounding royal accesories with rays eminating, with eagle, flags, and lion below, with BVSTAMANT. ERIGIO.M. ANO. 1808. in exergue, 50 mm, somewhat crude rims, light scratch on lower bust, some contact marks, about EF.
This medal proclaims the support of the statesman and historian Carlos Maria de Bustamante (1774-1848) for the newly crowned Ferdinand VII. Bustamante was a leader in the cause for Mexican independence, a newspaper publisher, editor, historian, and statesman. The obverse inscription indicates Bustamante's complex relationship to the monarchy, casting Ferdinand as the leader of a "free people," a sentiment that would have been seditious only 20 years prior. Photo size reduced.
Estimate: 225-275 USD
This medal proclaims the support of the statesman and historian Carlos Maria de Bustamante (1774-1848) for the newly crowned Ferdinand VII. Bustamante was a leader in the cause for Mexican independence, a newspaper publisher, editor, historian, and statesman. The obverse inscription indicates Bustamante's complex relationship to the monarchy, casting Ferdinand as the leader of a "free people," a sentiment that would have been seditious only 20 years prior. Photo size reduced.
Estimate: 225-275 USD