Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Colombia, Simon Bolivar, Liberator of Slaves, 1846, a silver medal by C. Voigt, Bolivar stands right, a negro couple, she suckling child, he on knees clasping Bolivar’s leg, rev. statue of Bolivar in Bogota, 48mm (Urdaneta-Braschi 1B2). Very fine £300-400

Provenance: Paul Bosco Auction (New York), 5 December, 1999, lot 288; E. Roehrs Collection.

The medal was struck in Rome and, it is believed, 100 examples were made in silver