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1 Nuevo Peso Bajorrelieve Del Tajin - 1/4 oz Silver Bullion
| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | A faithful low-relief (bajorrelieve) reproduction of a carved stone panel from the archaeological site of El Tajín, Veracruz, fills the central D-shaped recessed panel, depicting a ceremonial scene with elaborately costumed Totonac figures engaged in a ritual, rendered in the intricate Mesoamerican sculptural style characteristic of the Classic period. The composition is surrounded by the same decorative pre-Columbian stepped fret border as the obverse. The date 1993 appears in the upper left area of the inner panel. The legend BAJORRELIEVE DE EL TAJIN is inscribed along the lower interior of the panel, while the denomination N$1 appears in the field below the D-shaped border. |
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| Mint | Mo Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date) |
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The "Bajo Relieve" series issued by Mexico's Casa de Moneda in the early 1990s drew directly from pre-Columbian archaeological bas-reliefs, with El Tajín — the Totonac ceremonial center in Veracruz — selected for its extraordinary carved stone niches and ballcourt panels. The series ran concurrently with Mexico's entry into NAFTA, a period when the mint was actively marketing silver fractionals to international buyers as accessible cultural artifacts.
The nuevo peso denomination itself was only introduced in 1993, replacing the old peso at 1,000-to-1 following decades of inflation. This coin sits in the first year of that redenomination.