^Lot 1425 MEXICO, Jalapa (Xalapa), 4 reales-sized copper proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, ex-Medina.

MEXICO, Jalapa (Xalapa), 4 reales-sized copper proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, ex-Medina. Grove-F-78a; Herrera-23. 16.85 grams. 36 mm. Obverse with coat of arms of Spain inside a border of dots within legend FERNANDO • VII • REY DE ESPAÑA • Y DE LAS INDIAS •, fleur-de-lis border; reverse with ENSU PROCLAMACION around LA VILLA / DE XALAPA / EN 29•DE SE / PTIEMBRE / DE 1808• inside dotted border; smooth edge. Mint State with lots of copper red luster in the fields, the reverse showing struck-over handmade decorative lines engraved into the planchet prior to striking, important pedigree. Pedigreed to the José T. Medina Collection.