^Lot 1417 MEXICO, Orizava (Orizaba), 2 reales-sized bronze proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1790, ex-Medina.

MEXICO, Orizava (Orizaba), 2 reales-sized bronze proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1790, ex-Medina. Grove-C-104a var; Herrera-177 (for type); Medina-204 (for type); Fonrobert-7044 (for type). 28 mm. Obverse with crowned Bourbon arms between Pillars of Hercules within legend A CARLOS • IV • REY DE ESPAÑA • Y DE LAS YNDIAS •; reverse with LA MUI / LEAL VILLA / DE ORIZAVA• / EN 11•DE ABRIL• / DE 1790• within legend ENSU PROCLAMACION with rosette at top; square-and-circle edge (like bust coins) as opposed to "corded" per Grove. Mint State with sharply struck details throughout the design, even red-brown surfaces, important pedigree. Pedigreed to the José T. Medina Collection.