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Ayacucho, Peru, silver medal, 1824 (struck 1825), Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolivar.

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Ayacucho, Peru, silver medal, 1824 (struck 1825), Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolivar.
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Ayacucho, Peru, silver medal, 1824 (struck 1825), Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolivar. Fonrobert-9178. 15.81 grams; 32 mm. Obverse : bust of Bolivar above A DAVALOS G (engraver) inside legend A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLIVAR; reverse: arms inside legend EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO ANO DE 1824. Popular medal instituted by law in 1825 to commemorate the Battle of Ayacucho (1824), which finally ended Spanish rule in Peru. Polished VF with surfaces starting to tone over with a rainbow color. Pedigreed to the Cotoca collection.