½ Sol "1⁄16 Melgarejo" The hero of December - Monetary medal
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Features
| Issuer |
Bolivia
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1825-2009)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Years | 1865-1868 |
| Value | 1⁄16 Melgarejo = ½ Sol (0.0625) |
| Currency | Melgarejo (1865) |
| Composition | Silver (.667) |
| Weight | 1.25 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 132272 |
| References | Burnett# 103 Davis Burnett; 1987. Bolivian Proclamation Coinage. Latin American Press, Virginia, Minnesota, United States. , Fonrobert# 9682-9684 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. Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
Commemorative issue
The Hero of December
Series: Melgarejo Monetary medal
Obverse
Bust of General Melgarejo at center, surrounded by
the legend, below eleven stars
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EL HEROE DE DICIEMBRE
★★★★★★★★★★★
Translation: The December Hero
Reverse
Dragon subdued by a flaming sword, surrounded by legend
Script: Latin
Lettering: SALVA LA PATRIA DE LA ANARQUIA 1865
Translation: Save Homeland from anarchy
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Potosi, Bolivia (1573-1953)Comments
Variants:
Is noticeable Fonrobert and Tapia do not match weight and/or size, so here are the data given by each:
- Fonrobert# 9682: 15mm.; 1,25g.
- Fonrobert# 9683: 15.5mm.; 2.2g.
- Fonrobert# 9684: 16mm.; 1.3g.
- Tapia# 267: 9★; 16mm.; 1.3g.; dragon's tongue big and broken, tail with big arrow shape, pointing to “N” on “ANARQUIA”.
- Tapia# 268: 9★; 15mm.; 1.2g.; beard pointing at the 1st star; narrow space between “EL” and 1st. star; dragon's tongue long and straight; tail with big arrow shape, pointing between “A” and “R” on “ANARQUIA”.
- Tapia# 269: 9★; 16mm.; 1.4g.; beard pointing to 1st star; wide space between “EL” and 1st. star; dragon without tongue, tail with big arrow shape, pointing to second “A” on “ANARQUIA”.
- Tapia# 270: 9★; 16mm., 1g.; beard pointing to 2nd. star; medium space between “EL” and 1st. star; dragon's tongue long and straight; tail with big arrow shape, pointing between “A” and “R” on “ANARQUIA”.
- Tapia# 271: 9★; 15mm.; 1.2g.; beard pointing to 2nd. star; medium space between “EL” and 1st. star; dragon's tongue long and straight; tail with big arrow shape, pointing to first “A” on “ANARQUIA”.
- Tapia# 272: 11★; 16mm.; 1.3g.; slim head, beard pointing to 2nd. star; dragon's tongue short and straight; tail with big arrow shape, pointing to first “N” on “ANARQUIA”.
- Tapia# 273: 11★; 16mm.; 1.1g.; beard pointing to 2nd. star; dragon's tongue long and straight; tail with small arrow shape, pointing to first “R” on “ANARQUIA”; with dot after “1865”.
- Tapia# 274: 11★; 16mm.; 1.1g.; big head, beard pointing to 3rd. star; dragon's tongue long and straight; tail with small arrow shape, pointing to “R” on “ANARQUIA”; with dot after “1865”.
- Tapia# 275: 11★; 16mm.; 1.2g.; big head, beard pointing between 2nd. and 3rd. star; dragon's tongue long and straight; tail with small arrow shape, pointing to 2nd. “A” on “ANARQUIA”; with dot after “1865”.
- Tapia# 276: 11★; 15mm.; 1.3g.; big head, beard pointing to 3rd. star; dragon's tongue short and straight; tail with very small arrow shape, not pointing to “ANARQUIA”; without dot after “1865”.
- Tapia# 277: 12★; 15mm.; 1g.; slim head, beard pointing to 3rd. star; dragon's tongue short and straight; tail without arrow shape, very short; with dot after “1865”.
- Tapia# 363: 11★; 15.5mm.; 1.4g.; dragon's tongue short and straight; tail with big arrow shape, pointing to “R” on “ANARQUIA”. Year 1868
Example:
9 stars
11 stars
Melgarejo was perhaps one of the most psychopathic of the Bolivian Caudillos. He turned on each of the 3 presidents before him, eventually fighting and personally murdering general Belzu.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1865 | Tapia# 267Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
2% | |||||||||||||
| 1865 | Tapia# 268Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
12% | |||||||||||||
| 1865 | Tapia# 269Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
7% | |||||||||||||
| 1865 | 
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Tapia# 270Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
49% | ||||||||||||
| 1865 | Tapia# 271Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
10% | |||||||||||||
| 1865 | Tapia# 272Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
12% | |||||||||||||
| 1865 | Tapia# 273Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
2% | |||||||||||||
| 1865 | Tapia# 274Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
2% | |||||||||||||
| 1865 | Tapia# 275Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
10% | |||||||||||||
| 1865 | Tapia# 276Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
2% | |||||||||||||
| 1865 | Tapia# 277Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
0% | |||||||||||||
| 1868 | Tapia# 363Raul Ernesto Tapia Bascope; 2016. Medallas monetarias y conmemorativas de Bolivia 1825-1925. Z & T ESTUDIO SRL, La Paz, Bolivia. |
2% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 71
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Bullion value: USD 1.83
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Actual silver weight: 0.027 oz
Current silver price: 68.43 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Katz Auction 84 Lot 815 
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27 May 2023 | 1865 – Tapia# 270 | XF |
USD 34.63
(EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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