(1760) Silver Medal Betts-469, Lima

Coin Details

Auction Record

$660 XF45 01-20-2022 Stack's Bowers

Description

Betts-469 in silver commemorates a medal associated with Lima, Peru, a proclamation or civic medal produced in the viceregal capital in 1760. Lima was the seat of the Viceroyalty of Peru and one of the wealthiest cities in the Americas, producing elaborately designed proclamation medals for dynastic events. The 1760 date corresponds to the accession of Charles III to the Spanish throne, which triggered proclamation ceremonies throughout Spain's American empire. Lima's proclamation medals are among the most artistically accomplished in the Spanish colonial series, reflecting the city's wealth, sophistication, and access to skilled engravers and metallurgists. Silver proclamation medals from Lima were distributed to the highest-ranking officials and clergy during the multi-day celebrations that accompanied a royal proclamation. Lima medals are actively collected as examples of the highest artistic achievement in Spanish colonial numismatics.

Rarity Notes

Silver Lima proclamation medal. Artistically accomplished. Actively collected in the Spanish colonial series.

Cross References

Betts-469; PCGS #613464