^Lot 1280 PERU, Lima, 8 reales-sized proclamation medal, Charles III, 1760.

PERU, Lima, 8 reales-sized proclamation medal, Charles III, 1760. Fonrobert-8920/1; Herrera-71; Medina-79. 13.85 grams. Obverse with young ("rat nose") portrait of Charles III within legend CAROLUS III HISPAN ET IND REX LM 1760 (date facing inward) with quatrefoil stops; reverse with Lima arms below crown and within Pillars of Hercules, legend OPTIMO PRINC PUBL FIDELIT JURAM with quatrefoil stops, large rosette at bottom; tulip edge. Attractively toned VF+ with typical hole at top. Note: While struck more or less in the diameter of an 8 reales, the actual weight of this issue varies from piece to piece, depending on the thickness of the flan.