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Potosi, Bolivia, large silver uniface medal, ca. 1840, commemoration of the discovery of the Potosi

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Potosi, Bolivia, large silver uniface medal, ca. 1840, commemoration of the discovery of the Potosi
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Potosi, Bolivia, large silver uniface medal, ca. 1840, commemoration of the discovery of the Potosi silver mine (1545), very rare, ex-Derman collection. 114 grams. Huge disc of silver with design in high relief showing the famous mountain of Potosi, with EL CERRO DE POTOSI DESCUBIERTO POR DIEGO HUALLPA in legend at top (with the second L punched over a C and a C over the P in HUALLPA) and EL ANO 1545 at bottom, XF or better but with light surface corrosion on right side, desirable pedigree. A medal like this one is displayed with the original die at the Potosi mint museum. Pedigreed to the Alberto "Coco" Derman collection.