CNG 99, Lot: 1194. Estimate $500. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Colonial. Fernando VII. King of Spain, 1808-1833. Æ Proclamation Medal (51mm, 57.48 g, 12h). Support of Bustamante. Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. By T. Suria. Dated 1808. · FERDINANDO VII EL DESEADO · REY (DE) ESPAÑA · Y (DE) LAS INDIAS ·/PADRE · DE UN PUEBLO · LIBRE · (Ferdinand VII, he whom we desire, King of Spain and the Indies, the father of a free people), bust right, wearing high collar, sash, and Order of the Golden Fleece / · SIEMPRE FIELES · Y SIEMPRE UNIDOS · (forever faithful and forever united), crowned trophy of clasped and garlanded hands; below, eagle right, head upturned left, with scepter in beak; to left, lion left, head right; military implements and banners in background; in two lines in exergue, BVSTAMANT · ERIGIO/· M · ANO · 1808 ·. Grove F-7b. Choice EF, rich chocolate brown surfaces.