Watch List notes:

Olancho, Honduras, silver 8 reales-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, La Oficina del Batallon de Milicias, by Pedro Garcia Aguirre. Herrera-44; Medina-335; Grove-F70. 27.19 grams; 41mm. Obverse with bust inside legend . A FERNANDO . VII . EL . AMADO . * . within ring inside border of trefoils; reverse with palm dividing EL . BATA | LLON . DE / OLAN | CHO . with *1808* below, all within ring inside legend SIEMPRE . FLORECIENTE . COMO . LA . PALMA . inside outer ring with trefoil border. Officially an issue under the Captaincy General of Guatemala as a part of Mexico but specifically for the mining region of Olancho in what is now the country of Honduras. AU with mount removal at top and some hairlines, golden toning all over with red hues in the fields. Very rare type and one of only a handful known on the market.


Estimate: 1000 - 1500 USD