Cross for Callao 1826

Price: 300 - 500 $

Awarded by President Antonio Jose Sucre (1793–1830), to the Bolivian troops aiding in the defense of Callao, Peru against the Spanish. The decoration is a green-enameled cross of six arms, bearing on the obverse medallion the head of the president encircled by a band inscribed BOL A LOS VENC DEL CALLAO. The reverse depicts the arms of Bolivia. The ribbon is red, blue and white.