MORE THAN 35 YEARS AT THE SERVICE OF THE EXQUISITE COLLECTOR, FOR WHOM I THANK.
MEDAL MINTED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE LAW THAT MADE THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES THE FEDERAL DISTRICT OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
Signed by the Master ROSARIO GRANDE
An engraver, he was born in Palermo, capital of the Kingdom of Sicily, now Italy, in 1843 and died in Buenos Aires in 1917. He emigrated to Argentina at a very young age with his brothers Pedro, a jeweler, and Salvador, a silversmith. He studied at the University of Buenos Aires, distinguishing himself in drawing, perspective and mineralogy, knowledge that would all be useful for his future profession, when he became a disciple of Pablo Cataldi. His enormous expertise led Cataldi to consider him not as his apprentice, but as a partner, becoming the official medal engravers of the time, until they dissolved their company in 1870. By decree of the Argentine Government he was declared an official engraver. Because of his expertise in medals and numismatics, he was a friend and adviser on these issues to President Bartolomé Mitre. Of his authorship, some 340 medals have been cataloged in all metals. Rosario Grande was an outstanding Freemason, and in 1869 he entered the Italian Lodge No. 12 of Argentina, which earned him many work commissions from his Masonic brothers. Upon his death, he donated all of his stamps and many of his essays to the National Historical Museum, which still preserves them.
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