Item number: A1268

Year: AD 1839

Material: Gold

Size: 11.9 x 11.9 mm

Manufactured by: Potosí, Bolivia

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a ½ Scudo gold coin issued in AD 1839 by Bolivia, a South American nation. The coin is notably small. Its obverse side features elements from the Bolivian national emblem used between AD 1826 and AD 1888: a sun rising behind the Andes Mountains, with a llama positioned to the left of the mountains, and a bundle of harvested wheat to the right. Below these symbols is a curved six-pointed star. The upper edge is inscribed in Spanish with “REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA” (Bolivian Republic). The lower edge of the coin displays the mint location, denomination, year, and the engraver’s initials as follows: “· PTS · ½ · 1839 · L · M ·” (Potosí, ½ Scudo, AD 1839, L.M.).

The reverse side of this coin depicts a right-facing bust of Simón Bolívar, revered as Bolivia’s founding father and the inspiration for the country’s name. Bolívar, a Latin American hero, is shown in military attire. Upon declaring independence on August 6, AD 1825, the region then known as Upper Peru established itself as Bolivia, named in Bolívar’s honour. Surrounding his portrait is the inscription “LIBRE POR LA CONSTITUCION” (Free by the Constitution) and his name, “BOLIVIAR.”

Simón Bolívar was born in what is now Venezuela and, beginning in AD 1810, seized the opportunity to join Latin America’s independence movement while Spain, the colonial power, was weakened by Napoleon’s invasion. Bolívar, along with José de San Martín, led liberation campaigns from north to south, working to free various colonies from Spanish rule. Both leaders remain celebrated across Latin America as national heroes and symbols of independence.

物件編號: A1268

年代: 公元 1839 年

材質: 黃金

尺寸: 11.9 x 11.9 mm

製造地: 玻利維亞, 波托西

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚公元1839年，南美洲國家玻利維亞發行的 ½ 斯庫多面額的金幣。這枚金幣的尺寸十分嬌小，正面打印玻利維亞於公元1826至1888年間的國徽要素，即一顆從安地斯山背後冉冉升起的太陽，高山的左側是一隻羊駝，右側則是一束收割後的小麥，下方則以呈現弧度的六角星裝飾。上緣以西班牙文標示「REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA」(玻利維亞共和國)，下緣則標示鑄造地、面額、年份和雕刻師的名字「· PTS · ½ · 1839 · L · M ·」(波托西 ½ 斯庫多 公元1839年 L.M.)。

錢幣背面是玻利維亞尊奉為國父，同時也是其國名來源的拉丁美洲民族英雄「西蒙·玻利瓦」右側戎裝像。公元1825年8月6日，宣布獨立的上祕魯以玻利瓦之名建國。人像周圍打印銘文「LIBRE POR LA CONSTITUCION.」(憲法規定的自由) 和人名「BOLIVIAR」(玻利瓦)。

西蒙·玻利瓦出生於今日的委內瑞拉，公元1810年起趁著殖民母國西班牙遭拿破崙入侵，參與拉丁美洲殖民地的獨立運動。玻利瓦和聖馬丁從一南一北共同解放各個殖民地，至今仍被拉丁美洲各國共同尊奉為民族英雄。