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1/20 Onza 'Libertad'
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1987-1988 |
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| Currency | Bullion coinage (1947-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central device features the Aztec Sun Stone (Piedra del Sol), also known as the Aztec Calendar Stone, rendered in intricate detail and occupying the majority of the coin's field. The elaborate pre-Columbian design incorporates concentric rings of symbolic glyphs and imagery radiating from a central face, faithfully reproducing the iconography of the original monolith. The national legend arcs across the upper portion of the coin, while the mint mark and year of issue appear in the lower field flanking the central motif. Small decorative elements flank the date below the Sun Stone. |
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| Reverse lettering | ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS Mo [YEAR] Mo |
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The fractional Libertad gold series was introduced in 1981 as Mexico's answer to the Krugerrand and Maple Leaf, giving smaller investors access to bullion coinage below the full onza price point. The 1/20 onza denomination, the smallest in the series, was added later and saw limited annual production runs that varied sharply year to year — making certain dates considerably harder to source than mintage figures alone suggest.
The 1987–1988 window coincided with Mexico's prolonged peso crisis following the 1982 debt default, a period when domestic gold ownership carried genuine financial logic for those with the means.