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Ayacucho, Peru, oval gold medal, 1824 (struck 1825), Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolivar, rar

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Ayacucho, Peru, oval gold medal, 1824 (struck 1825), Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolivar, rar
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Ayacucho, Peru, oval gold medal, 1824 (struck 1825), Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolivar, rare. Fonrobert-9179 (but smaller and in gold). 14.32 grams. Obverse with bust of Bolivar above A.D. (for engraver A. Davalos) inside legend A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLIVAR•; reverse with arms inside legend EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO ANO DE 1824•. Polished AXF with hairlines, loop removed at top. Rare and important officer's medal, instituted by law in 1825 and given to officers for their roles in the Battle of Ayacucho (1824), which finally ended Spanish rule in Peru.