Betts-459
1760 Guatemala City, Guatemala Proclamation Medal of Charles III
Obverse Text: CAROLUS • III • D • G • HISPAN • ET • IND • REX +
Reverse Text: GUAT • IN • EIUS • PROCLAMATIONE • 1760
Catalog Reference
Grove-K-32
Herrera, Charles III, 61
Engraver: Unknown
Composition: Silver (Struck)
Size: 33.0 mm
Weight: 13.32 grams
Edge: Ornamented
The obverse of this unsigned Guatemalan Proclamation medal features the bust of Charles III facing the right. On the reverse of the medal are the Arms of Guatemala, which depict a rider on a horse above two mountains or volcanos.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the January 2006 Auction, where it realized $2,300.
