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BOLIVIA, oval lead medal, no date (ca. 1840), oval scholar prize.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Exonumia - Medals Start Price:120.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 225.00 USD
BOLIVIA, oval lead medal, no date (ca. 1840), oval scholar prize.
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BOLIVIA, oval lead medal, no date (ca. 1840), oval scholar prize. 10.10 grams. 25 x 20 mm. Obverse: condor below radiant sun, BOLIVIA below; Reverse: llama and tree at base of Cerro de Potosí below sun with nine stars above and wreath below, PREMIO A SU APLICACION Y ADELANTAMIENTO encircling; Edge: plain. Interesting scholar medal which is not listed in Medallas Monetarias y Conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925, not dated but of the manufacture of mid-1800s, the collector tag included notes "ca. 1840" and calls it a piefort though the weight is in line with other award medals of the time. The reverse is very similar to the 1869 Bolivian oval award medal but not exact. AU+ with bold details, subdued luster with mottled toning of green and red hues.