^Lot 1914 MEXICO, Mexico City, gilt bronze proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789, Archbishop of Mexico City, by

MEXICO, Mexico City, gilt bronze proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789, Archbishop of Mexico City, by G.A. Gil. Grove-C-21b; Medina-194; Herrera-167; Fonrobert-6404. 33.55 grams. 43 mm. Obverse with bust of king with G.A. GIL below inside legend * CAROLO * IV * HISP * ET * IND * REG * MEX * PROCL * AN * / * 1789 *; reverse with bust of queen inside legend * LVDOV * REG * / * AUSPICE * / * ALF * ARCH * MEX *; smooth edge. Lustrous AU+ with light rub on the high points of the high-relief design, some surface hairlines in the fields.