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Bogota, Colombia, 8 reales-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1808, from

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Bogota, Colombia, 8 reales-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1808, from
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Bogota, Colombia, 8 reales-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1808, from the merchant community of Santa Fe de Bogota, corded edge, rope behind anchor, large flan, NGC AU details / cleaned. Restrepo-18 (p. 130); Fonrobert-8046; Herrera-79; Medina-382. 41mm. Obverse with armored bust of Charles IV [sic] within legend EN AMOR DE FERNANDO VII REY DE ESPANA EYNDIAS.; reverse with crowned cross supported by lions (the original colonial coat-of-arms of Cartagena) within legend EL COMERCIO DE SANTA FE DE BOGOTA SEPTIEMBRE 11 with date *1808* at bottom. Lightly toned (especially at rims) over muted luster, slightly weak centers with horizontal die-crack across reverse, light surface hairlines in fields. Note this is the scarcer variety with S-shaped rope behind the anchor and wider flan with corded edge. Pedigreed to the Gregorio Toulemonde Collection (stated on label).
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