Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Opening of the Biblioteca Nacional del Peru, 1884, bronze medals (2), both 37mm (B 884.05); 50th Anniversary of the Sociedad Geografica de Lima, 1938, silver medals (2), both 30mm (B 938.23); Quatercentenary of the Discovery of the River Amazon, 1942, a silver-gilt medal, 30mm (B 942.02); Banco de Lima, a plated award medal, c.1960, un-named, 52mm; Southern Peru Copper Corporation, 1973, awards of merit (2), silver and brass, both 40mm; 150th Anniversary of El Comercio, 1989, a bronze medal, 40mm (B 989.08) [9]. Generally very fine (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals of Peru.

View
Collection

El Comercio, the newspaper, was founded on 4 May 1839