CHILE. A collection of Santiago mint medals by the artist Rene Thenot. Thirty-eight (38) pieces in silver, bronze, and various finishes. All proof or UNC.

Electronic Auction 591
Lot: 805.
Closing Date: Jul 16 2025 10:00 ET

World Medals, Silver

Estimate: $ 2 000

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CHILE. A collection of Santiago mint medals by the artist Rene Thenot. Thirty-eight (38) pieces in silver, bronze, and various finishes. Includes: Confraternity trip of President Juan Antonio Ríos. 1943. Æ (3). Mintage of 62 // Inauguration of the Carabinieros Hospital. 1945. AR (2) and Æ (2). Mintage of 300 // José Mario Carlo, the first cardinal of Chile. 1946. 50mm: AR (3) and Æ (2). 70mm: AR (5) and Æ or CU (6). Mintage of 112 // José Toribio Medina, historian. 1955. Æ (2). Mintage of 320 // Centennial of the Valparaiso Fire Company “Pompe France.” 1955. Matte AR (13) and Æ (4) // Archbishop Raul Silva Henriquez. 1963. CU (1) and Æ (1) . All proof or UNC. Many medals in this lot are present in proof, matte proof, and regular uncirculated finishes. Though not marked, the medals appear to be .999 fine, with a total weight of ~2460 g. Thirty-eight (38) medals in lot.

From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex H. Christensen (25 July 1986), lots 730, 732, 734, 738, 745, and 754 (parts of).

Rene Thenot was a French engraver who earned great acclaim for his engravings of animals, winning the Grand Prix de Rome in 1921 and a silver medal at the Paris Exposition in 1925, and at the Expocision International in 1937. From 1937 until his death in 1963, Thenot worked at the Santiago mint, where he engraved numerous medals, including the selection offered here. A number of these medals are

Closing Date and Time: 16 July 2025 at 14:28:00 ET.

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