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Ecuador (struck in Potosi, Bolivia), oval silver medal commemorating the liberation of Quito in 1822

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Ecuador (struck in Potosi, Bolivia), oval silver medal commemorating the liberation of Quito in 1822
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Ecuador (struck in Potosi, Bolivia), oval silver medal commemorating the liberation of Quito in 1822, rare. Fonrobert-8332. 15.1 grams. Lustrous and attractively toned AU, a rare grade for this interesting and important item commemorating the Battle of Pichincha, which took place on May 24,1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano next to the city of Quito. In this famous conflict, General Antonio José de Sucre and his army defeated Spanish Royalist forces to liberate Quito and what would eventually become the Republic of Ecuador.



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