Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
¼ Melgarejo Pattern - Monetary medal
| Issuer | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1865 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | ¼ Melgarejo |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of Mariano Melgarejo and Mariano Donato Muñoz facing left, with their respective names inscribed on either side of the effigies in the field. A circular legend runs along the periphery reading 'A LOS PACIFICADORES DE BOLIVIA,' punctuated by a star, honoring the two figures as pacifiers of Bolivia. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central field bears a five-line dedicatory inscription reading 'AL VALOR Y AL TALENTO,' arranged vertically. A circular legend at the periphery reads 'CANTERIA DE POTOSI SETIEMBRE 5 DE 1865,' recording the place and date of issue, punctuated by a star. Below the central inscription, nine five-pointed stars are arranged in a horizontal row across the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |