^Lot 1435 PUERTO RICO (under Spain), silver-plated copper medal, no date (1800s), Isabel II / Public Expositio

PUERTO RICO (under Spain), silver-plated copper medal, no date (1800s), Isabel II / Public Exposition / education merit award, very rare, ex-Roehrs. 43.84 grams. 47 mm. Obverse with bust of Isabel II above crowned Spanish arms tilting left and Puerto Rico arms (below wreath) tilting right, dotted border inside legend ESPOSICION PUBLICA / DE PUERTO RICO with eight-point stars to left and right; reverse with wreath above Paschal lamb holding flag and standing on a treasure chest with anchor and cornucopia in foreground, dotted border inside legend FOMENTA ENSEÑANDO / PREMIO AL MERITO with eight-point stars to left and right; smooth edge. AU+ with boldly struck details and very lustrous fields covered in rich rainbow toning, a few minor marks and rim bumps. We have seen only one other example. Pedigreed to the Roehrs Collection.