^Lot 1155 Ecuador (struck in Potosi, Bolivia), oval silver medal commemorating the liberation of Quito in 1822

Ecuador (struck in Potosi, Bolivia), oval silver medal commemorating the liberation of Quito in 1822, rare. Fonrobert-8333. 9.41 grams, 30mm x 25 mm. Obverse with EL PERU in banner above sun and rays behind cap above shield showing A / LOS LIBER / TADORES / DE / QUITO. above flower with three leaves, cornucopiae below, superimposed over six flags on poles and crossed cannons, all within laurel wreath with ribbon at bottom that says EN PI / CHINCHA; reverse with smaller circular design at top showing sunface within legend LA PATRIA AGRADECIDA inside chain-link border. AU details, with light marks in blank area on reverse, holed at top. This medal is from a series commemorating the Battle of Pichincha, which took place on May 24,1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano next to the city of Quito. In this famous conflict, General Antonio Jose de Sucre and his army defeated Spanish Royalist forces to liberate Quito and what would eventually become the Republic of Ecuador.