^Lot 1420 MEXICO, Valladolid de Michoacán, silver proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1791, by G. A. Gil.

MEXICO, Valladolid de Michoacán, silver proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1791, by G. A. Gil. Grove-C-241a; Herrera-227; Medina-271. 42 mm. Obverse with bust of king inside legend CARLOS IIII REY DE ESPANA Y DE LAS YNDIAS with fleurs as stops, engraver's signature *G*A*GIL* below shoulder; reverse with crowned city arms (oval shield containing three busts) inside double legends PROCLAMADO * EN * LA * CIUDAD * / * DE * VALLADOLID * DE * MICHOACAN on outside and POR * SU * ALFEREZ * R * D * JOSE BERNARDO * FORCERRADA inside, date * 1791 * in exergue; smooth edge. AU with golden rainbow toning across smooth and lustrous surfaces, a few minor bruises in rims.