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Potosi, Bolivia, large copper medal, Ferdinand VII, 1811, Goyeneche.

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Potosi, Bolivia, large copper medal, Ferdinand VII, 1811, Goyeneche.
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Potosi, Bolivia, large copper medal, Ferdinand VII, 1811, Goyeneche. Fonrobert-9395. 40.42 grams. 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. Beautiful peacock toning all over, the obverse lightly polished, choice XF otherwise. Commemorative of Goyeneche's victory over the Argentines under Juan Jose Castelli at the Battle of Huaqui, re-establishing Spanish control over Upper Peru (now Bolivia).