Argentina - 1891 Medal of the Centenary of José María Paz

Country: Argentina 
Period: Federal Republic (1861-Date)
Type: Miscellaneous Token
Year: 1891
Currency: Medals - Argentina
Metal: Copper
Weight: 9.9 g.
Diameter: 30.36 mm
Thickness: 1.92 mm
Shape: Round
Mint: Córdoba 
Mintage: -
Grade: XF
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑

Commemorative Token:
Centenary of the birth of José María Paz (1791-1854), who was Governor of Córdoba, Argentina (1829-1829 à 1831).

Obverse:
Coat of arms of Córdoba. Surrounded by date of Centenary.

Lettering:
9 . DE SETIEMBRE 
1791 - 1891

Translation:
9 September, 1791-1891

Reverse:
A laurel branch with two ribbons on which are inscribed the name and function of the person commemorated, surrounded by lettering.

Lettering:
EL PUEBLO DE CÓRDOBA 
AL BRIGADIER GENERAL 
JOSE M. PAZ 
EN SU CENTENARIO

Translation:
THE PEOPLE OF CORDOBA
TO THE BRIGADIER GENERAL
JOSE M. PAZ
IN ITS CENTENARY

Edge:
Smooth.

Comments:
Brigadier General José María Paz y Haedo (September 9, 1791 – October 22, 1854) was an Argentine military figure, notable in the Argentine War of Independence and the Argentine Civil Wars.

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Colección : Exonumia