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Potosi, Bolivia, oval silver uniface military decoration, 1825, liberation of Cochabamba, very rare,

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Potosi, Bolivia, oval silver uniface military decoration, 1825, liberation of Cochabamba, very rare,
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Potosi, Bolivia, oval silver uniface military decoration, 1825, liberation of Cochabamba, very rare, ex-Derman collection. Cunietti-15 (page 135). 7.72 grams / 1" x 7/8". With sun above olive branches inside legend P.L. PATRIA A LOS FIELES L.D. COCHABANBA (sic) inside a tulip border, this medal was issued by Sucre's decree of February 1825 and given to the troops under Antonio Sturnino Sanchez. Officers received medals in gold and silver but the lower ranks received patches instead. VF with toning around details, loop at top. For further information see: Vicente Lecuna, "Documentos referentes a la fundacion de Bolivia," Volume I (Caracas, 1924), page 97. Pedigreed to the Alberto "Coco" Derman collection.