The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

ARGENTINA, Monumento al Ejercito de los Andes, Mendoza [Monument to the Army of the Andes], 1914, a plated bronze medal by Pastorino y Sala after J.M. Ferrari, statue of winged figure of Freedom with broken chains in her hands urging a group of charging cavalry to left, rev. landscape with mountains in background, edge impressed cobre, 50mm, 71.96g. Very fine, dark tone £30-£40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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bt J. Elsen, September 2004

The foundation stone for the statue, located in Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, was laid in 1911 and the work inaugurated on 12 February 1914, the 97th anniversary of the Battle of Chacabuco.