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Ayacucho, Peru, oval silver military decoration showing Bolivar, 1825, rare.

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Ayacucho, Peru, oval silver military decoration showing Bolivar, 1825, rare.
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Ayacucho, Peru, oval silver military decoration showing Bolivar, 1825, rare. South American Decorations and War Medals by Gillingham (1932), plate II (page 148). 11.36 grams and 1-1/4" x 1-1/8". This elegant medal commemorates Bolivar's campaign in Peru, starting with the Battle of Pichincha in 1822 and ending with the Battle of Ayacucho in 1824. It was created by decree under Jose Maria Galdiano on February 12, 1825, for the Congress of El Peru. The obverse shows the bust of Bolivar with legend reading A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLIVAR; on the reverse appears the arms of Peru with EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO, ANO DE 1824. It was engraved by M. Villavicencio y Davalos. Two different dies were used to make about 100 medals in gold and 1100 in silver, from which 1000 were given to the public on the day of San Simon. This specimen is lustrous AU with very light toning, loop and ring at top.