Item number: A1271

Year: AD 1858

Material: Silver

Size: 30.0 x 30.0 mm

Manufactured by: Potosí, Bolivia

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a silver 4 Soles coin issued in AD 1858 by Bolivia, a South American nation. On the obverse, the coin depicts two Andean llamas gazing at each other beneath a coconut tree. Above the tree, nine five-pointed stars are arranged in an arc. The upper edge of the coin is inscribed in Spanish with “REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA” (Republic of Bolivia), signifying the nation. Along the lower edge, the mint location, denomination, year, and engraver’s initials are indicated: “· PTS · 4S · 1858 · F · J ·” (Potosí, 4 Soles, AD 1858, F.J.).

The reverse of the coin features a left-facing bust of Simón Bolívar, revered as Bolivia’s founding father and the nation’s namesake, wearing a laurel wreath as a symbol of victory. On August 6, AD 1825, the region formerly known as Upper Peru declared its independence, naming the new nation after Bolívar. Encircling the portrait is the inscription “LIBRE POR LA CONSTITUCION” (Free by the Constitution), symbolising the commitment to constitutional freedom. Beneath Bolívar’s shoulder is his name, inscribed as “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: A1271

年代: 公元 1858 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 30.0 x 30.0 mm

製造地: 玻利維亞, 波托西

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚公元1858年，南美洲國家玻利維亞發行的4索爾銀幣。錢幣正面打印一對在椰子樹下乘涼，相互對望的安地斯山脈特產羊駝，椰子樹頂端是弧狀排列的九顆五芒星。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、年份和雕刻師的名字「· PTS · 4S · 1858 · F · J ·」(波托西 4索爾 公元1858年 F.J.)。

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」左側半身胸像，人像戴著象徵勝利的桂冠。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) ，肩膀下緣則是玻利瓦的名字「BOLIVIAR」。

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。