1351. Guanabacoa, Cuba, silver proclamation medal, Isabel 1349. Quiebraxaha, Cuba, cast silver 2 reales-sized proc- II, 1834, NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census. Herrera-41; lamation medal, Charles IV, 1789, rare, NGC Fine details / holed. Herrera-199; Medina-231. The only 1789 proclamation medal
design to come from Quiebraxaha, Cuba. Obverse: bust of Charles IV, 1789 below, CAROLUS IIII DEI GRATIA encircling; reverse: bird at top of tree, legend QUIEBRAXAHA D DOMINGO RUIS *. Typical crude strike with weak rims yet fully visible details, hole at top, silvery obverse with some red-orange hues, reverse more darkly toned. NGC #4499435-003. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
Medina-412; Fonrobert-7737. According to his Medal in America, Alan Stahl
writes “Cuba… had been previously normal in its production, but produced no medals for the proclamation of Ferdinand VII in 1808. The outpouring of medals on the island in 1834 can be seen as a reaction to the independence of the continental viceroyalties.” Obverse: crowned shield of Spain, 1834 date below, .ISABEL II. D.G. REINA DE LA ESPANAS. encircling; reverse: crowned seal of Guanabacoa flanked by 30 de / Marzo., with GUANABACOA below, legend .ANTONIO SANTALLA DE ELIAS. Bright obverse with significant luster, red/ orange toning around rims, reverse with dark toning over muted luster. NGC #4499435-010. Estimate: $250-$375.
1352. Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba, silver proclamation
medal, Isabel II, 1834, NGC MS 62, finest and only known in NGC census. Herrera-55; Medina-425. Strong die-clash details on
reverse with some heavy die-polish lines in fields, dark reddish toning on obverse over luster, reverse lightly toned around legends. NGC #4499436-008. Estimate: $200-$300.
1350. Havana, Cuba, cast silver 1 real-sized proclamation
medal, Charles IV, 1789, very rare, PCGS Genuine. Herrera-151;
Obverse: bust of Charles IV at center, 1789 below, legend CAROLUS IV DEI GRATIA encircling; reverse: castle without banner above, two castles flanking below with long banners, single vertical key in between, legend reads MIGUEL CIRIACO ARANGO HAB. XF, hole at top (as noted on PCGS label), contemporary tooling in fields and across bust contrasting with original bumpy (from casting) surfaces along legends, bold design elements, lighter color on obverse with orange toning around text, reverse with dark rainbow toning all over. PCGS #36211866. Estimate: $1,000-up.
Medina-175. 3.33 grams.
1353. Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, silver proclamation medal, Isabel II, 1834, rare, NGC VF details / holed, tooled. Herrera-52;
Medina-422. Cast, crude type akin to the earlier Cuban proclamation medals. Hole at top, some tooling in fields, fully detailed with bold legends, dark toning in legends on obverse and all across reverse with hues of red, orange and gold. NGC #4499440-001. Estimate: $200-$300.
1354. Güines, Cuba, silver 1R-sized proclamation medal, Isabel II, 1834, rare. Herrera-44; Medina-414. 2.92 grams. Lightly cleaned XF, somewhat crudely made with weak rims, patchy dark toning. Estimate: $200-$300.
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