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BOLIVIA, large silver medal, Ferdinand VII, 1811, Goyeneche.

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BOLIVIA, large silver medal, Ferdinand VII, 1811, Goyeneche.
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BOLIVIA, large silver medal, Ferdinand VII, 1811, Goyeneche. Fonrobert-9395. 40.15 grams. 44 mm. Obverse with bust of Ferdinand VII inside legend D. D. JOSEPHUS EMANUEL A GOYENECHE AREQUIPENSIS ORIGINE; reverse with long inscription inside legend MUNICIPIUM POTOSI IN GRATULATIONEM ASSERTORIS LIBERTATIS PATRIAE A 1811. Commemorative of Goyeneche's victory over the Argentines under Juan José Castelli at the Battle of Huaqui, re-establishing Spanish control over Upper Peru (now Bolivia). A very lustrous and well-struck example with faint splashes of toning over abundant hairlines, otherwise AU+.