Medal - Carnival of Buenos Aires Argentina
Features
| Location |
Argentina
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals |
| Year | 1872 |
| Composition | Tin-lead (White Metal) |
| Weight | 16.14 g |
| Diameter | 36.73 mm |
| Thickness | 3.78 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled (high relief) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 475044 |
| References | MoViArg# JEKV Monetario Virtual Argentino (http://www.moviarg.com/) |
Commemorative issue
Carnival of 1872
Obverse
Palace of Justice with flags, surrounded by the legend and the date.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
RECUERDO DEL CARNAVAL DE -
1872
PALACIO DE LA JUSTICIA
BUENOS AIRES
Translation:
SOUVENIR OF THE CARNIVAL OF BUENOS AIRES
1872
PALACE OF JUSTICE
Designer: Antonio Gamper
Reverse
Coat of Arms of Argentina, surrounded by the legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VIVA EL PROGRESO Y LA PROSPERIDAD DE LA
AG
REPUPUBLICA ARGENTINA
Translation:
LONG LIVE THE PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
AG
Designer: Antonio Gamper
Edge
Plain
Comments
Most often found encased, if at all.
The “AG” are the initials of Antonio Gamper, who did the other Argentina medal for 1872 in the Numista index.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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