Betts-458
1761 Guanajuato, Mexico Proclamation Medal of Charles III
Estimated Survivors: 2 Known
Obverse Text: CAROL • III • D • VOCAT • INDIAR • IMPER • F • P • A • TRIVMPH
Reverse Text: LACTA FIDE UERAM | SUAM ESSE FIRMAT | GUANAXUAT | AN • MDCCLXI •
Catalog Reference
Gaillard-6791
Grove-K-28
Herrera, Charles III, 60
Medina-67
Engraver: Unknown
Composition: Silver (Struck)
Size: 39.5 to 40.5 mm
Weight: 25.83 to 26.05 grams
Edge: Plain
On the obverse is the armored draped bust of King Charles III facing the right. On the reverse we see a radiant chalice and sacrament (Panis Christi) atop mountain with a three line inscription below. This same obverse die was used to strike the VERY RARE Nueva Cantabriae medal of Charles III Grove-K-19.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the January 2022 NYINC Auction, where it realized $4,440.
