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BOLIVIA, Potosí, 8 reales-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1816.

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, 8 reales-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1816.
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, 8 reales-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1816. Fonrobert-9401; Cunietti-816-01-02. 25.19 grams. 41 mm. Obverse with bust of king and legend EL REY EN PREMIO DE LA FIDELIDAD Y DE LA VIRTUD ANO DE 1816; reverse with crown above springs and legend APRECIENSE LOS SERVICIOS DE ESTE MI BENEMERITO VASSALLO; VF with rich toning and faint underlying luster, very rare as unholed, albeit with natural flan flaw near bottom. An award for the loyal indigenous people who participated in the re-conquest of Potosí by the Spanish, expelling the patriot troops of General José Rondeau Pereyra.