2 Soles '1/4 Melgarejo' - Mariano Melgarejo Belzu Murder - Monetary medal

€1.00
LocationBolivia
Year1865
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver (.666)
Weight5 g
Diameter25 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeMilled
PeriodRepublic (1825-2009)
Notice
Reference(s) Burnett#100A1, Fonrobert#9675 var., Tapia#246
Obverse descriptionBust of General Mariano Melgarejo, on representation of olive and laurel branches, surrounds the legend
Obverse letteringSALVADOR DE LA PATRIA Y SU PACIFICADOR EN 1865
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionCondor in flight, carrying olive branches in its claws and a cornucopia that sheds flowers, surrounded of the legend
Reverse letteringPOTOSI A. S. E. EL JENERAL MARIANO MELGAREJO
(Translation: POTOSI TO HIS EXCELLENCE JENERAL MARIANO MELGAREJO)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverPotosi, Bolivia (1572-1953)
Mintage1865  - -
Catalog ID8248854260
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