^Lot 1059 COLOMBIA, Bogotá, 4 reales-sized proclamation medal, Charles IV (bust of Charles III), 1789, rare, N

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, 4 reales-sized proclamation medal, Charles IV (bust of Charles III), 1789, rare, NGC MS 61, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-Santander. Restrepo-p. 121; Herrera-unl; Medina-254. 18.68 grams. 35 mm. Obverse with armored bust of Charles III [sic] within legend CAROL.IV.D.G. HISP.ET IND.R. with Maltese cross at bottom; reverse with crowned eagle facing left with wings spread above monogram (CIAEo?) within legend SANTA FIDES FIRMAT FIDEM with date 1789 between Maltese crosses at bottom. Deeply toned over muted luster, oversized flan, no other examples located in recent sales. Thematically the reverse is the same design as the Charles III proclamations offered here in prior lots. Pedigreed to the Santander Collection (Sedwick Auction 26, lot 1138).
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