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1/20 Onza 'Libertad' Pattern
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a full-length winged effigy of Winged Victory (La Libertad), facing slightly left, striding forward in flowing drapery. Her right arm is raised aloft bearing a laurel wreath, while her left arm extends outward holding broken chains. In the background, the silhouettes of the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are depicted in low relief. The denomination '1/20 onza' appears to the left of the figure, 'PLATA PURA' to the right with the 'Mo' mint mark below, and along the lower periphery the inscriptions '1990 MEXICO Ley .999' are incused in Latin capitals. |
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| Mint | (Mº) Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date) |
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The Libertad bullion series launched in 1982, but the fractional denominations took years to develop into a coherent lineup. The 1/20 onza was introduced in 1991 as the smallest of the fractional silver Libertads — making this 1990 piece a pattern struck the year prior to official release, almost certainly produced to test dies, establish production parameters, or secure internal authorization before the denomination entered commerce.
Pattern coinage from the Casa de Moneda rarely surfaces in collector hands. Most were retained institutionally or destroyed after approval decisions were made.