^Lot 1474 San Juan, Puerto Rico, brass token, El Siglo XIX, late 1800s to early 1900s, very rare, ex-Roehrs.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, brass token, El Siglo XIX, late 1800s to early 1900s, very rare, ex-Roehrs. Fumero-141. 3.73 grams; 25mm. Obverse with [flower] EL SIGLO XIX [flower] / SAN JUAN PUERTO-RICO around DE / FONT Y ROSSELLO above floral motif; reverse with allegorical image of the descent of Pandora to earth carried by Mercury. Brassy color, XF/VF with light scratches on reverse. Fumero points out that the image on reverse appears to be imitative of the 1854 John Flaxman medal made for Art Union of London by Henry Weigall. RR in Fumero. Pedigreed to the Edward Roehrs collection, with his tag 447.