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ARGENTINA: Republic, AE medal (25.47g), 1880, PCGS Specimen 64 RB

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ARGENTINA: Republic, AE medal (25.47g), 1880, PCGS Specimen 64 RB
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ARGENTINA: Republic, AE medal (25.47g), 1880, 35mm bronze medal by Rosario Grande for the Inauguration of Buenos Aires as the National Capital; 6 DICIEMBRE DE 1880 around national arms of Argentina // BUENOS AIRES CAPITAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA around the coat of arms of Buenos Aires, two ships at sea within oval, surrounded by wreath, a wonderful specimen quality example! PCGS graded Specimen 64 RB. The 1880 election of the National Autonomist leader of the Conquest of the Desert, General Julio Roca, led to a final armed insurrection by Buenos Aires Governor Carlos Tejedor, a die-hard opponent of the federalization of Buenos Aires and the resulting loss of privileges. Its quick defeat and a truce brokered by Mitre quieted the last source of open resistance to national unity (Buenos Aires Autonomists), and resulted in the Federalization of Buenos Aires.The engraver Rosario Grande was born in Palermo, capital of the Kingdom of Sicily, in 1843 and died in Buenos Aires in 1917. He emigrated to Argentina at a very young age with his brothers Pedro, a jeweler, and Salvador, a silversmith. He studied at the University of Buenos Aires, distinguishing himself in drawing, perspective and mineralogy, knowledge that would all be useful for his future profession, when he became a disciple of Pablo Cataldi. His enormous expertise led Cataldi to consider him not as his apprentice, but as a partner, becoming the official medal engravers of the time, until they dissolved their company in 1870. By decree of the Argentine Government he was declared an official engraver. Because of his expertise in medals and numismatics, he was a friend and adviser on these issues to President Bartolomé Mitre. Of his authorship, some 340 medals have been cataloged in all metals. Rosario Grande was an outstanding Freemason, and in 1869 he entered the Italian Lodge No. 12 of Argentina, which earned him many work commissions from his Masonic brothers. Upon his death, he donated all of his stamps and many of his essays to the National Historical Museum, which still preserves them.