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PERU: AR medal, 1879, PCGS MS62

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PERU: AR medal, 1879, PCGS MS62
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200.00USD+ buyer's premium (40.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Sep 22 @ 13:07UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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PERU: AR medal, 1879, 28mm, War of the Pacific - El Huascar, PCGS graded MS62. Huáscar is an ironclad turret ship owned by the Chilean Navy built in 1865 for the Peruvian government. It is named after the 16th-century Inca emperor, Huáscar. She was the flagship of the Peruvian Navy and participated in the Battle of Pacocha and the War of the Pacific of 1879–1883. At the Battle of Angamos, Huáscar, captained by renowned Peruvian naval officer Miguel Grau Seminario, was captured by the Chilean fleet and commissioned into the Chilean Navy.