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Potosi, Bolivia, huge silver medal, 1850, Belzu.

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Potosi, Bolivia, huge silver medal, 1850, Belzu.
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Potosi, Bolivia, huge silver medal, 1850, Belzu. B-30A. 70mm; 114.7 grams. Obverse with lion and child together beneath palm tree, legend of EL PUEBLO DESCANZA CON SEGURIDAD BAJO LA SOMBRA DE LA LIBERTAD; reverse with Liberty placing wreath on bust of Belzu with legend M.Y. BELZU PRESIDENTE CONSTITUCIONAL DE LA RA. BOLIVIANA, date in exergue (lacking PREMIO as seen on others). Very bold XF, lightly toned with muted luster, the rims slightly crude and all the details very slightly doubled. Pedigreed to the Alberto "Coco" Derman collection (Cayon, December, 2007, lot 783, with lot-tag).