Betts-476
1760 Mexico City, Mexico Proclamation Medal of Charles III
Estimated Survivors: 8 Known
Obverse Text: CAROL . III ANTIQ . ET NOV . HISPAN . REX ME XI . PROCL | MADERO
Reverse Text: ·:· INSIGN . FIDELIT . ET PVBLIC LAETITIAE . ·:· | 1760
Catalog Reference
Grove-K-3
Herrera, Charles III, 78
Medina-88
Engraver: A. B. Madero
Composition: Silver
Size: 34.45 mm
Weight: 20.98 grams
Edge: Ornamented
The obverse of the medal features an armored draped bust of Charles III facing right. On the reverse, the Arms of Mexico City are displayed with text surrounding. Our experts have only been able to locate 8 of these medals in auction records.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the January 2015 NYINC Auction, where it realized $1,410.
