1142 | Medals

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FERNANDO VII (1808-1833). Establishment of the Supreme Central Board of Spain and the Indies of 1808. (Ar. 63.46g / 51mm). 1809. Mexico. Engraver: Tomás Suria. (Vives 276; RAH 466). Anv: Allegories of Spain armed on the right with a shield, with a cross on two worlds F VII and Castillo y León, and of America on the left with a feather crown, quiver and holding a sacrificial knife and a crown of roses, behind sacks with coins, under Europe, cannons and weapons and behind mountains, above legend: RESTAURADORA DE LA EUROPA, in exergue: AN AMERICAN FRIEND OF THE / ORDER THE IDEO AND PROMO- / SAW: TOMAS SURIA LA / I RECORD IN MEXICO / YEAR OF 1809. Rev: Mesa en a podium between two columns with the three members of the Supreme Board of Spain and the Indies studying plans and maps. To his right, a lion with two globes, in front of the globe, anchor, sword, book, plow and spinning wheel, above the drapery canopy, above the legend: EVERYTHING RENAISSANCE, in exergue: TO IMMORTALITY / FOR THE BLESSED INSTALLATION / OF THE SUPREME CENTRAL BOARD / OF SPAIN AND INDIAS, DONE / ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1808 LA NE. Good Extremely Fine. Nice iridescent tone. Beautiful and rare specimen.

The Central Supreme Government Board of the Kingdom was born from the union of the various provincial boards that emerged spontaneously and in reaction to the French invasion of 1808. It was constituted on September 25 of that same year, being replaced by the Regency Council on December 31 January 1810; this, in turn, would be relieved by the Regency of the Kingdom on January 20, 1812.