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1/8 Melgarejo
| Issuer | Bolivia |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Value | 1/8 Melgarejo = 1 Sol (0.125) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of General Mariano Melgarejo resting upon intertwined olive branches, rendered in moderate relief. The effigy is encircled by a raised legend reading EL GRAN CIUDADANO DE BOLIVIA, distributed around the periphery of the coin. The portrait conveys a formal military character consistent with mid-nineteenth-century South American medallic tradition. The field surrounding the bust is plain, with the olive branches serving as a decorative base element beneath the effigy. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting an open book bearing inscribed text, resting upon crossed palm and laurel branches tied at the base, symbolic of constitutional law and civic achievement. The branches are rendered in fine relief, framing the book in a wreath-like arrangement. A peripheral legend encircles the entire design, referencing the Bolivian Constitution of 1868. A small decorative star appears within the legend as a punctuation element. The overall composition is characteristic of Bolivian commemorative coinage of the Melgarejo era. |
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| Reverse lettering | A LA CONSTITUCION LEI FUNDAMENTAL DE 1868 ★ (Translation: To the constitution Fundamental Law of 1868) |
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