Colombia, 1808

In 1808 a Platinum Medal was issued by the Royal Ensign, Manuel Antonio Tenorio y Carvajal proclaiming loyalty to King Ferdinand VII.   This appears to by the only Platinum medal fabricated in Popayan, so rare that it is now unknown or lost. It is not entirely clear that this was manufactured at Casa de Moneda de Popayán; José Peña was a well-known skilled local silversmith.





La pieza de Medina, que personalmente me inclino a creer que se trata de una pieza única y realizada para ser entregada a alguna autoridad (quizás al mismo Tenorio), se trata a mi entender de un trabajo de joyería.  Me baso para ello en el hecho de que ya en el mismo reinado de Carlos IV (1790) se "acuñaron" juras por orden del Alférez Real Tenorio y también en 1808 se hicieron "acuñar" piezas a nombre de Fernando VII (Medina N° 214 y N° 344 respectivamente... de su colección, encontramos no una, sino dos juras de Popayán a Fernando VII, "hechas por Cordero y por Peña"

The piece by Medina, which I am personally inclined to believe is unique and made to be given to some authority (perhaps the same Tenorio), is in my opinion a work of jewelry. I base this on the fact that already in the reign of Charles IV (1790) were "coined "Proclaimed by order of the Lieutenant Real Tenorio and in 1808 became" coining "pieces in the name of Fernando VII (Medina No. 214 and No. 344 respectively... of his collection, we found not one but two Popayan proclaimed Fernando VII, "made by Cordero and by Peña"
 
62mm, theoretically ~78 g, indicated as "79 g" 
{Unlikely, "Size 62" perhaps ~97mm, 3.82 inches}

PROCLAMADO
POR.
TENORIO.
EN
POPAYAN  
A 29. DE
OCTUBRE
AÑO DE 1808

HECHO EN PLATINA PURA POR CORDERO Y POR PEÑA.
Citation: American Journal of Numismatics, Vol 34, No.2  Ed. William S. Appleton, (Oct. 1899) p.42