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Ayacucho, Peru, silver medal, 1824 (struck 1825), Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolivar.

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Ayacucho, Peru, silver medal, 1824 (struck 1825), Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolivar.
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Ayacucho, Peru, silver medal, 1824 (struck 1825), Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolivar. Fonrobert-9178. 30 mm; 15.81 grams. Obverse with bust of Bolivar above A DAVALOS G (engraver) inside legend A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLIVAR; reverse with arms inside legend EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO ANO DE 1824. Popular medal instituted by law in 1825 to commemorate the Battle of Ayacucho (1824), which finally ended Spanish rule in Peru. Light gold and blue toned VF with tooling on edge as removed from mount.