Buenos Aires Medal, Gold Medal

SKU: 02.ARG.0110.101.01

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  • Gold Medal Obverse and Reverse

Attributes

  • country
    Argentina
  • date of institution
    January 13, 1809
  • remarks
    This Medal is also known as the Medal for the Virtue and Valor. The medals of the Argentine Independence were manufactured mainly at the mints of Potosí and La Plata.

History


The Buenos Aires Medal (Medalla por Buenos Aires) was authorized by decree of the Junta of Seville, acting in name of Fernando VII, in 1809. It was awarded to the Spanish troops who defended the city of Buenos Aires at the time of the second English invasion in July, 1809.

The Medal has two grades, i.e., Gold Medal, and Silver Medal. However, it is uncertain whether the composition denotes the rank of the recipient.

The Medal features an obverse inscription that can be translated to "Ferdinand VII King of Spain and Las Indias 1808" and a reverse inscription that can be translated to “Virtue and Courage in Buenos Aires, in Potosí.”

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  • Composition

    Gold

  • Inscription

    Obv: FERNANDO VII REY DE ESPAÑA Y DE LAS INDIAS 1808 Rev: VIRTUD Y BALOR PREMIADO EN BUENOS AYRES EN POTOSI

  • Size

    30x39-49mm

  • Maker

  • Version Remarks

    This version weighs 25,8 grams.

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