Watch List notes:

Peru, copper 4R-sized medal, dated 1824, Bolivar / Ayacucho, by Atanasio Davalos, NGC AU details / environmental damage. Fonrobert-9178. 33mm. Obverse with uniformed bust of Bolivar above A. DAVALOS G. inside legend . A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLIVAR.; reverse with arms of Peru inside legend EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO ANO DE 1824.; corded edge. Mostly copper-red in color and lustrous with some dark patches, faint "35" scratched into field to right of bust, a popular medal instituted by law in 1825 to commemorate the Battle of Ayacucho (1824) that signified the ultimate end of Spanish rule in Peru.


Estimate: 300 - 450 USD