Silver Medal, La Paz (Bolivia), 1825 - 1990. 1931.58.240

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1931.58.240

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 5.189

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Date Range: 1825 - 1990

  • Date on Object

    • Date: ----
  • Material: Silver

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA.
    • Type: NATIONAL ARMS DRAPER IN BANNERS. SIX STARS

  • Reverse

    • Legend: CASA NACIONAL DE MONEDA DE LAPAZ .
    • Type: VIEW OF THE CITY WITH MOUNTAINS BEHIND. HIGH THIN CLOUDS

  • Edge

    • Description: Plain

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1931.58.240
  • Department: Latin American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Canfield Collection

Notes

  • probably struck 1853, to celebrate opening of La Paz mint, even though no date on the piece

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined

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