Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 3927308, member: 8959&quot;]A recent addition:</p><p><br /></p><p>Peru:</p><p>Peru formally declared its independence from Spain on the 28th of July 1821. The following year, the first crown-size coin of the Independent Republic was struck, the so-called &#039;Peru-Libre&#039; peso. This type was also issued in 1823.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my recently added example dated 1823.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1035237[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The process of independence from Spain was long and difficult - Spanish Royalist Forces re-captured Lima, the capital in 1824 and countermarked Peru-Libre pesos with the crown of the Spanish Monarchy. This is an example of an 1822 peso with an 1824 Spanish Royal countermark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Final independence from Spain was not to be achieved until December of 1824 (9th of December) with the ultimate defeat of the Spanish Royalist army at Ayacucho.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1035238[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035239[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A small nucleus of royalist resistance did remain at the port of Callao and the fortress of Real Felipe, close to Lima, which stubbornly held out until 1826.</p><p>For all practical purposes, however, Ayacucho marked the end of Spanish rule in the former Viceroyalty of Peru.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in