E-auction 246-169746 - fme_423526 - REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA Médaille / bouton aux armes de l’archevêque Ricardo Casanova y Estrada

REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA Médaille / bouton aux armes de l’archevêque Ricardo Casanova y Estrada AU

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Estimate :	250 €
Price :	35 €
Maximum bid :	35 €
End of the sale :	01 January 2018 19:18:30
bidders :	7 bidders

Type : Médaille / bouton aux armes de l’archevêque Ricardo Casanova y Estrada

Date: XIXe siècle

Mint name / Town : Guatemala

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 57 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 84 g.

Edge : lisse

Coments on the condition:

Superbe objet avec une patine sombre et homogène, dans une monture en laiton

Obverse

Obverse legend : LICENTIATUS D. RICARDUS CASANOVA ET ESTRADA // DEI ET AP. SED. GR. ARCHIEPISCOPUS GUATIMALENSIS.

Obverse description : Armoiries avec le ruban inscrit “gloriabor in infirmitatibus me is ut in habitet in me virtus christi”.

Reverse

Reverse description : Lisse avec deux soudures pour l’accroche.

Commentary

Ce bouton, ou du moins médaille détournée, est aux armes de l’archevêque Ricardo Casanova y Estrada (1844-1913). Il fut le 11e archevêque du Guatemala de 1886 à 1913. Il fut un des opposants du président général Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián (1885-1896).
La devise sur le ruban fait référence à l’épître de Paul aux Corinthiens “S’il faut se glorifier, je me glorifierai des choses ayant trait à ma faiblesse.’.

Historical background

REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA

(since 1839)

The territory of Guatemala belonged to the Mayas until the 16th century and was conquered by Pedro de Alvarado in 1524. Until 1821, the territory was part of the Spanish Empire. In 1821, Guatemala proclaimed its independence and entered the Mexican Empire of Iturbide and then the Confederation of the United States of Central America until 1838. Until 1944, the country was stable and lived under the government of four successive dictatorships. Subsequently, the influence of American companies, the necessary agrarian reform and political struggles made the country unstable and led to civil war. Since 1984, elections have allowed for a certain reorganization of the country, even if military coups and reprisals by "death squads" claim many victims. Guatemala's economy is geared towards the production of coffee, cotton, sugar cane, bananas and tourism..