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1 Centavo 'Zapata Issue' reduced weight
| Issuer | Zapatista Government |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the Mexican national arms: an eagle displayed in left profile, perched upon a cactus plant growing from a rocky outcrop amid water, with a serpent clutched in its beak and talon. The design is rendered in moderate relief with fine detail in the wing feathers and cactus. A wreath of laurel and oak branches frames the base of the central device. The circular legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS arcs around the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, separated from the beaded border by a narrow flat rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Translation: United Mexican States) |
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The Zapatista forces under Emiliano Zapata controlled significant portions of Morelos and neighboring states by 1915, and with federal currency effectively worthless or deliberately rejected in revolutionary territory, local administrations struck their own coinage to keep commerce functioning. This piece is the reduced-weight variant of the Zapata centavo, reflecting wartime metal constraints rather than any formal monetary policy decision — bronze was scarce and the difference between 1.5g and the heavier issue was purely pragmatic.
The two weight variants are frequently conflated in collections. KM#416 specifically designates this lighter type.