Colombia - Medal of Honour, dedicated by the congress to Simon Bolivar 1825, upon the victories at Junin and Ayacucho, 54mm diameter in silver by R.Gayrard, Obverse: Victory, standing right, holding a palm in her left hand and crowning the Genius of Freedom (standing left and holding rod topped by a Phrygian cap) with a laurel wreath held in her right; between them, a bundle of facses, JUNIN Y AYACUCHO VI DE AGOSTO Y IX DE DICIEMBRE DE MDCCCXXIV Exergue: GAYRARD F. Reverse: text in 7 lines, A / SIMON BOLIVAR / LIBERTADOR DE COLOMBIA / Y DEL PERU / EL CONGRESO DE COLOMBIA / AÑO DE / MDCCCXXV within olive and laurel wreath, 93.23 grammes, GVF with some rim nicks, lightly cleaned, an extremely rare medal, believed to be one of around 6-12 struck in silver, previous examples sold at auction are as follows:- 1. Adolph Weyl (April 1899, Lot 2460) [not illustrated] 2. The Alejandro Rosa specimen (Numismática: Independencia de América 1904, pg. 47, No. 48), 3. The Oscar Salbach specimen (Jacques Schulman February 1911, Lot 1838), [not illustrated], 4. The Jose T. Medina specimen (Almanzar's April 1971, Lot 179). 5. The Alberto Lozano specimen (B&C Subastas, Bogota, July 2009, Lot 307), 6. The Fleury Heemsen specimen. Reportedly acquired from a private individual, who purchased it from Venezuelan collector Leopoldo Murillo, who in turn purchased it from an antiquarian in Santiago = Rodríguez-MYCC.14 Plate Piece. Certified AU55 by NGC.7. Künker Auction 349 (March 2021, Lot 6028). Certified SP65 by PCGS.8. Private Collection in Bogota. Illustrated on pg. 33 of Rodríguez's book (apparently a second example also exists in the same collection).
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![Colombia - Medal of Honour, dedicated by the congress to Simon Bolivar 1825, upon the victories at Junin and Ayacucho, 54mm diameter in silver by R.Gayrard, Obverse: Victory, standing right, holding a palm in her left hand and crowning the Genius of Freedom (standing left and holding rod topped by a Phrygian cap) with a laurel wreath held in her right; between them, a bundle of facses, JUNIN Y AYACUCHO VI DE AGOSTO Y IX DE DICIEMBRE DE MDCCCXXIV Exergue: GAYRARD F. Reverse: text in 7 lines, A / SIMON BOLIVAR / LIBERTADOR DE COLOMBIA / Y DEL PERU / EL CONGRESO DE COLOMBIA / AÑO DE / MDCCCXXV within olive and laurel wreath, 93.23 grammes, GVF with some rim nicks, lightly cleaned, an extremely rare medal, believed to be one of around 6-12 struck in silver, previous examples sold at auction are as follows:- 1. Adolph Weyl (April 1899, Lot 2460) [not illustrated] 2. The Alejandro Rosa specimen (Numismática: Independencia de América 1904, pg. 47, No. 48), 3. The Oscar Salbach specimen (Jacques Schulman February 1911, Lot 1838), [not illustrated], 4. The Jose T. Medina specimen (Almanzar's April 1971, Lot 179). 5. The Alberto Lozano specimen (B&C Subastas, Bogota, July 2009, Lot 307), 6. The Fleury Heemsen specimen. Reportedly acquired from a private individual, who purchased it from Venezuelan collector Leopoldo Murillo, who in turn purchased it from an antiquarian in Santiago = Rodríguez-MYCC.14 Plate Piece. Certified AU55 by NGC.7. Künker Auction 349 (March 2021, Lot 6028). Certified SP65 by PCGS.8. Private Collection in Bogota. Illustrated on pg. 33 of Rodríguez's book (apparently a second example also exists in the same collection). : Medals : Auction 179 : Lot 854](img.php?a=179&l=854&f=o&s=m)
![Colombia - Medal of Honour, dedicated by the congress to Simon Bolivar 1825, upon the victories at Junin and Ayacucho, 54mm diameter in silver by R.Gayrard, Obverse: Victory, standing right, holding a palm in her left hand and crowning the Genius of Freedom (standing left and holding rod topped by a Phrygian cap) with a laurel wreath held in her right; between them, a bundle of facses, JUNIN Y AYACUCHO VI DE AGOSTO Y IX DE DICIEMBRE DE MDCCCXXIV Exergue: GAYRARD F. Reverse: text in 7 lines, A / SIMON BOLIVAR / LIBERTADOR DE COLOMBIA / Y DEL PERU / EL CONGRESO DE COLOMBIA / AÑO DE / MDCCCXXV within olive and laurel wreath, 93.23 grammes, GVF with some rim nicks, lightly cleaned, an extremely rare medal, believed to be one of around 6-12 struck in silver, previous examples sold at auction are as follows:- 1. Adolph Weyl (April 1899, Lot 2460) [not illustrated] 2. The Alejandro Rosa specimen (Numismática: Independencia de América 1904, pg. 47, No. 48), 3. The Oscar Salbach specimen (Jacques Schulman February 1911, Lot 1838), [not illustrated], 4. The Jose T. Medina specimen (Almanzar's April 1971, Lot 179). 5. The Alberto Lozano specimen (B&C Subastas, Bogota, July 2009, Lot 307), 6. The Fleury Heemsen specimen. Reportedly acquired from a private individual, who purchased it from Venezuelan collector Leopoldo Murillo, who in turn purchased it from an antiquarian in Santiago = Rodríguez-MYCC.14 Plate Piece. Certified AU55 by NGC.7. Künker Auction 349 (March 2021, Lot 6028). Certified SP65 by PCGS.8. Private Collection in Bogota. Illustrated on pg. 33 of Rodríguez's book (apparently a second example also exists in the same collection). : Medals : Auction 179 : Lot 854](img.php?a=179&l=854&f=r&s=m)
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