Watch List notes:

Guatemala City, Guatemala, silver proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, 284th anniversary of the founding of Guatemala City, by P. Garcia Aguirre, NGC MS 61, finest known in NGC census. Herrera-12; Medina-392; Grove-F55a. 44mm. Obverse with bust above P GARCIAGUIRRE inside legend * A * FERNANDO * VII * REY * DE * ESPANA * Y * DE * SU * INDIAS *; reverse with Guatemalan coat of arms inside legend ANO DE 1808. Y DE SU FUNDAC *284* / *LA M.N. Y L. CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA. Brilliant, almost prooflike with well-defined design details on both sides, some scattered hairlines in the fields, mostly draped in pale golden toning save for some dark blue spots at the top of the reverse.


Estimate: 1000 - 1500 USD