Betts-460
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-33
Herrera, Charles III, 62
Engraver: Unknown
Composition: Silver (Struck)
Size: 27.0 to 27.2 mm
Weight: 6.50 to 6.58 grams
Edge: Ornamented
The obverse features a bust of Charles III facing right, while on the reverse we see a rider facing right above two mountains. The proclamation festivities for Charles III took place on July 25, 1760, with medals issued in sizes corresponding to that of 1/2 Real, 1 Real, 2 Reales, and 4 Reales. The examples we have sold have all been holed.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the January 2006 Auction, where it realized $1,495.
