Medal - Vencedores del Callao Trial die
Features
| Location |
Bolivia
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Award medals › Military awards |
| Year | 1866 |
| Composition | Lead |
| Shape | Irregular (11-sided) |
| Number | N# 59570 |
Commemorative issue
Battle of Callao
Obverse
Lettering: BOLIVIA A LOS VENCEDORES DEL CALLAO
Translation: Bolivia to the winners of Callao
Reverse
Blank.
Comments
The Battle of Callao was a bombing of the city of Callao (Peru) by the Spanish fleet on 2nd of May of 1866, in the Chincha Islands war.
Medals with this design were made in gold or silver by Bolivian dictator Melgarejo. The medal can be seen in Spanish Army Museum in Madrid and in the page 13 of this catalog http://www.mecd.gob.es/cultura-mecd/dms/mecd/cultura-mecd/areas-cultura/patrimonio/mc/abc/2007/capitulos/2007_Museos_Ejercito.pdf
Medals with this design were made in gold or silver by Bolivian dictator Melgarejo. The medal can be seen in Spanish Army Museum in Madrid and in the page 13 of this catalog http://www.mecd.gob.es/cultura-mecd/dms/mecd/cultura-mecd/areas-cultura/patrimonio/mc/abc/2007/capitulos/2007_Museos_Ejercito.pdf
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (1866) | |||||||||||||||
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