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Potosi, Bolivia, oval silver medal, Ferdinand VII, 1817, to the defenders of La Plata, rare.

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Potosi, Bolivia, oval silver medal, Ferdinand VII, 1817, to the defenders of La Plata, rare.
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Potosi, Bolivia, oval silver medal, Ferdinand VII, 1817, to the defenders of La Plata, rare. Cunietti-p. 59. 35x27 mm. Obverse: tree between pillars and mountains above arm holding flag amid castles, all wrapped in laurel wreath with knight's helmet at top, ACCION DEL 21 DE MAYO DE 1817.; Reverse: monogram of Ferdinand VII on crowned escutcheon with flanking laurels, POR EL REY ALOS DEFENSORES D LA PLATA; Edge: plain. A rare silver medal made for the defense of La Plata, Bolivia, by royalist troops. AU with mount removal marks and spots of silver solder around the crown and helmet, still nicely detailed and rather lustrous with plum toning across the reverse.