102801 | ARGENTINA & BRAZIL. Border Treaties bronze Medal.

102801  |  ARGENTINA & BRAZIL. Border Treaties bronze Medal. Issued 1890 (37mm, 21.28 g, 12h). REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA / ESTADOS UNIDOS DEL BRASIL / 25 DE MAYO 1810 / 15 DE NOVIEMBRE 1889, head of Liberty left, with hair flowing freely and wearing Phrygian cap; radiant personification of the sun (for Argentina) above, five stars (Crux Australis, for Brazil) below // TRATADOS / DEFINITIVOS / DE LIMITES in three lines on scroll; all within wreath of laurel and olive branches garlanded together with banner reading DE PUEBLO A PUEBLO. Edge: Plain.

 

Choice Mint State. Light brown surfaces, with some vibrant hues of red in some areas, along with great underlying brilliance.

 

Following the end of Brazil's empire in 1889, attempts were made the following year to establish agreed upon borders with neighboring republic Argentina. In commemoration of such treaties, this medal was created, with an allegorical version of Liberty that shares much in common with those of early American coinage as well as the Libertas Americana and related types from France.

 

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