Ferdinand VI Proclamation medals

Ferdinand VI was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death in 1759.

Mexico City

A trial strike is known.

Valladolid

The proclamation of Ferdinand VI in Valladolid is recounted here

Veracruz

In the case of Veracruz there is a letter from the council dated 17 May 1747 giving reports of the ceremonies conducted on 10 April 1747. There are two accounts of the distribution of medals during the proclamation ceremonies. The first is of Jose de Zavaleta, who threw silver medals to the people from his window. The second is of Governor Antonio Salas who threw them to the crowd from a platform. It is unknown which medals were distributed by which individual, but likely the medals in question are Grove-F6-36 and Grove-F6-37.

F6-36 Cast and Chased Silver Proclamation Medal (Stack’s Bowers NYINC Auction, January 2015, lot 1010)

This medal has a bust of Ferdinand VI on the obverse and the coat-of-arms pf Veracruz. on the reverse.

F6-37 Cast Silver Proclamation Medal (Stack’s Bowers NYINC Auction, January 2015, lot 1011)

This medal was modeled directly after the 1724 Veracruz medal of Luis I (Grove-LI-14). Proper alterations were made ensuring the correction of the date and king's name prior to casting. Of slightly less defined details than the 1724 Luis medal, as loss of definition occurs when using a cast medal as the “madre” or “mother coin”.

Yucatán

F6-40 Cast Silver Proclamation Medal (Stack’s Bowers NYINC Auction, January 2015, lot 1012)

This medal has the draped bust of Ferdinand VI on the obverse and the crowned arms of Mérida on the reverse.

Zacatecas

F6-42 Gilt Cast and Chased Silver Proclamation Medal (Stack’s Bowers NYINC Auction, January 2015, lot 1013)

Medina^{José Toribio Medina, Medallas de Proclamaciones y Juras de los Reyes de España en América, Santiago, Chile, 1917}, Herrera^{Adolfo Herrera, Medallas de Proclamaciones y Juras de los Reyes de España, Madrid, Spain, 1882} and Betts all mention a proclamation medal from Zacatecas for Ferdinand VI; however, this information was taken from an anonymous pamphlet entitled "Proclamaciones". This specimen was once thought to be that medal, however it is not. The medal mentioned in the pamphlet is supposed to be dated "1746", whereas this is undated and the listed diameter is different as well.