Betts-461
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
Benjamin Betts-8
Castrobeza, p. 327
Grove-K-34
Herrera, Charles III, 63
Medina-70
Perez Varela, p. 24
Engraver: Unknown
Composition: Silver (Struck)
Size: 20.6 to 20.7 mm
Weight: 3.33 to 3.34 grams
Edge: Ornamented
The obverse of the medal shows a bust of King Charles III facing the right. On the reverse is a rider placed over two mountains. The rider is facing the right side of the medal. The proclamation festivities for Charles III took place on 25 July 1760, with medals issued in sizes corresponding to that of 1/2, 1, 2 and 4 Reales. Betts-461 was struck with a different obverse die than seen on other examples.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the January 2015 NYINC Auction, where it realized $528.
