Betts-453
1760 Cordoba, Mexico Proclamation Medal of Charles III
Obverse Text: CAROL • III • ANTQ • ET NOV • HISPA • REX | ·:· 1760 ·:·
Reverse Text: INSIGN FIDELIT ET PVBLIC LAETITIA • VILLÆ DE CORDU
Catalog Reference
Grove-K-17
Herrera, Charles III, 55
Medina-61
Engraver: Unknown
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The obverse of the medal shows garlanded with a draped and armored bust facing the right. On the reverse there is a crowned and garnished coat-of-arms of Spain. This medal is commemorating the proclaiming of Charles as the king in Cordoba.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction, where it realized $2,040.
