CUBA. Inauguration of the Havana Water Works Oval Bronze Medal, 1858. PCGS SPECIMEN-63. Vives-409. Dimensions: 54mm x 63mm. Obverse: Fountain of Neptune (in Havana): Neptune, holding trident and reins, standing facing, head upturned left, in marine carriage pulled by four hippocampi from whose mouths water pours forth; crowned coat-of-arms in foreground; Reverse: Legend in 22 lines within inner circle. Charming red-brown surfaces, with just a few minor spots of green on the reverse noted for completeness. From the David Sterling Collection.
