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1 Peso 'Caballito' Grito De Dolores

Issuer Mexico
Year 1910-1914
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Engraver(s) Charles Pillet
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Obverse description The obverse features the Mexican national arms (the so-called 'Porfirian Eagle') at center: a displayed eagle with wings spread and chest facing the viewer, grasping and devouring a serpent with its head turned to the right, perched atop a prickly pear cactus rising from a rocky islet surrounded by water. The circular legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS arcs above, with the denomination UN PESO at the base. A tied wreath of laurel and olive branches adorns the lower semicircle. The design reflects the heraldic style adopted under the Porfirio Díaz administration.
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Obverse lettering ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS UN PESO
(Translation: United Mexican States)
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The "Caballito" peso takes its nickname from the prancing horse design executed by French sculptor Émile Garnerin Rotgiesser, commissioned as part of Mexico's centennial celebrations marking the 1810 Grito de Dolores — Hidalgo's call to revolution. Production ran from 1910 through 1914, meaning the later dates were struck as the country tore itself apart in the Revolution that Hidalgo's movement had, a century prior, set in motion.

The 1913 and 1914 dates are considerably scarcer, minting having been disrupted by the upheaval following Victoriano Huerta's coup. The Philadelphia Mint assisted with production in certain years due to capacity constraints at Casa de Moneda.

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