1 Sol "⅛ Melgarejo" - Mariano Melgarejo December Loyal Army - Monetary medal

Features

Location	Bolivia
Period	Republic (1825-2009)
Type	Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year	1865
Value	⅛ Melgarejo = 1 Sol (0.125)
Currency	Melgarejo (1865)
Composition	Srebro (.666)
Weight	2.7 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	1 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 334031
References	Tapia# 258-265 Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. , Fonrobert# 9667-9670 Adolph Weyl (ed.); 1878. Die Jules Fonrobert'sche sammlung überseeischer Münzen und Medaillen: Ein beitrag zur münzgeschichte aussereuropäischer länder = The Jules Fonrobert Collection of Overseas Coins and Medals. B. Westermann & Co., J. A. Stargardt, Joseph Baer, Berlin, Germany. , Burnett# 101 Davis Burnett; 1987. Bolivian Proclamation Coinage. Latin American Press, Virginia, Minnesota, United States.

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Commemorative issue

DO LOJALNEJ ARMII GRUDNIA Automatically translated

Obverse

Herb narodowy, legenda dookoła. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering: AL EJERCITO LEAL DE DECIEMBRE ★

Reverse

Ul otoczony przez 12 pszczół siedzących lub latających. Legenda wokół i data poniżej po prawej stronie. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
GRATITUD DEL PUEBLO
★ EN 1865 ★

Edge

Frezowany Automatically translated

Mint

Potosi, Bolivia (1573-1953)

Comments

Fonrobert opisuje 4 monety o różnej wadze.

Fonrobert# 9667 (waga 2,2 g)
Fonrobert# 9668 (waga 2.5grs)
Fonrobert# 9669 (waga 3.5grs)
Fonrobert# 9670 (waga 4.4grs)

Tapia opisuje 8 monet według wagi, rozmiaru i liczby pszczół.

Tapia# 258 (waga 2,5 g; 16 pszczół)
Tapia# 259 (waga 2,5 g; 12 pszczół)
Tapia# 260 (waga 2,7 g; rozmiar 18 mm; 12 pszczół)
Tapia# 261 (waga 2,3 g; 12 pszczół; wysoki plaster miodu)
Tapia# 262 (waga 2,3 g; 12 pszczół; mały plaster miodu)
Tapia# 263 (waga 2,7 g; rozmiar 19 mm; 12 pszczół)
Tapia# 264 (waga 2,4 g; rozmiar 19 mm)
Tapia# 265 (waga 2,4 g; rozmiar 18 mm)

W okresie Melgarejista, armia wspierająca rewolucję z 28 grudnia 1864 r., która ogłosiła prezydenta generałem Melgarejo, była popularnie nazywana "Grudniową Lojalną Armią", tą samą, która stłumiła bunty: La Paz 27 marca, Cochabamba 11 czerwca i Potosí 5 września. Na jego cześć wybito medal o wartości 1 Sol Coin, o tej wyjątkowej nazwie.

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Fonrobert describes 4 coins with different weights.

Fonrobert# 9667 (Weight 2.2grs)
Fonrobert# 9668 (Weight 2.5grs)
Fonrobert# 9669 (Weight 3.5grs)
Fonrobert# 9670 (Weight 4.4grs)

Tapia describes 8 coins by weight, size and number of bees.

Tapia# 258 (Weight 2.5grs; 16 bee)
Tapia# 259 (Weight 2.5grs; 12 bee)
Tapia# 260 (Weight 2.7grs; size 18mm; 12 bee)
Tapia# 261 (Weight 2.3grs; 12 bee; tall honeycomb)
Tapia# 262 (Weight 2.3grs; 12 bee; small honeycomb)
Tapia# 263 (Weight 2.7grs;size 19mm; 12 bee)
Tapia# 264 (Weight 2.4grs; size 19mm)
Tapia# 265 (Weight 2.4grs; size 18mm)

In the Melgarejista period, the Army that supported the Revolution of December 28, 1864, which proclaimed President to General Melgarejo, was popularly called “December Loyal Army”, the same that quelled the revolts of: La Paz on March 27, Cochabamba on June 11 and Potosí on September 5. In his honor, a 1 Sol Coin Medal was minted, with this unique name.

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Date	References	Frequency
Undetermined
1865	Tapia# 258 Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia.	38%
1865	Tapia# 260 Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia.	0%
1865	Tapia# 261 Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia.	0%
1865	Tapia# 262 Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia.	17%
1865	Tapia# 263 Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia.	0%
1865	Tapia# 264 Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia.	4%
1865	Tapia# 265 Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia.	4%
1865	Fonrobert# 9667 Adolph Weyl (ed.); 1878. Die Jules Fonrobert'sche sammlung überseeischer Münzen und Medaillen: Ein beitrag zur münzgeschichte aussereuropäischer länder = The Jules Fonrobert Collection of Overseas Coins and Medals. B. Westermann & Co., J. A. Stargardt, Joseph Baer, Berlin, Germany.	17%
1865	Fonrobert# 9668 Adolph Weyl (ed.); 1878. Die Jules Fonrobert'sche sammlung überseeischer Münzen und Medaillen: Ein beitrag zur münzgeschichte aussereuropäischer länder = The Jules Fonrobert Collection of Overseas Coins and Medals. B. Westermann & Co., J. A. Stargardt, Joseph Baer, Berlin, Germany. , Tapia# 259 Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia.	17%
1865	Fonrobert# 9669 Adolph Weyl (ed.); 1878. Die Jules Fonrobert'sche sammlung überseeischer Münzen und Medaillen: Ein beitrag zur münzgeschichte aussereuropäischer länder = The Jules Fonrobert Collection of Overseas Coins and Medals. B. Westermann & Co., J. A. Stargardt, Joseph Baer, Berlin, Germany.	0%
1865	Fonrobert# 9670 Adolph Weyl (ed.); 1878. Die Jules Fonrobert'sche sammlung überseeischer Münzen und Medaillen: Ein beitrag zur münzgeschichte aussereuropäischer länder = The Jules Fonrobert Collection of Overseas Coins and Medals. B. Westermann & Co., J. A. Stargardt, Joseph Baer, Berlin, Germany.	0%

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Numista Rarity index: 79 Wskazówki wyszukiwania

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Bullion value: USD 3.93 Wskazówki wyszukiwania

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Actual srebro weight: 0.058 oz

Current srebro price: 67.99 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 79 Lot 1891	21 Mar 2023	1865 – Tapia# 258	XF	USD 93.47 (EUR 81.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 154 Lot 2337	12 Apr 2025	1865 – Fonrobert# 9668, Tapia# 259	XF	USD 110.78 (EUR 96.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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