1 escudo - Mariano Melgarejo (Birth of General Melgarejo - Monetary medal) 1869 front 1 escudo - Mariano Melgarejo (Birth of General Melgarejo - Monetary medal) 1869 back
1 escudo - Mariano Melgarejo (Birth of General Melgarejo - Monetary medal) 1869 photo
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1 escudo - Mariano Melgarejo Birth of General Melgarejo - Monetary medal

1869 year
Gold 3.2 g 17 mm
Description
Location
Bolivia
Period
Republic (1825-2009)
Type
Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year
1869
Value
Escudo
Currency
Melgarejo (1865)
Composition
Gold
Weight
3.2 g
Diameter
17 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#396046
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Legend

Script: Latin

Lettering:
POTOSI A S. E.
28
DE MARZO
DE
1869
EN SU NATALICIO

Unabridged legend:
POTOSI A SU EXCELENCIA EN SU NATALICIO
28 DE MARZO DE 1869

Translation:
POTOSI TO HIS EXCELLENCE ON HIS BIRTHDAY
MARCH 28, 1869

Edge

Milled

Comment

*Burnett 114 var. “describes the same coin in silver”

 

The Public Administration of Potosí commemorated the birth of General Melgarejo in the year 1869, with the minting of a Medal Coin cut of 1 Escudo and 1 Sol.