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1 Peso Disco de la Muerte - 1/4 oz Silver Bullion
| Issuer | Banco de México |
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| Year | 1997-1998 |
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| Weight | 7.7759 g |
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| Obverse description | The Mexican national arms occupy the central field, depicting the golden eagle perched upon a prickly pear cactus and devouring a serpent, surrounded by an oak and laurel wreath. The curved legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS arcs along the upper periphery. The outer border is decorated with a continuous band of stylized pre-Columbian glyphs rendered in relief. The denomination inscription 1/4 ONZA DE PLATA and the fineness statement LEY 0.999 appear in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS 1/4 DE ONZA DE PLATA LEY 0.999 (Translation: United States of Mexico 1/4 Silver Ounce Fineness .999) |
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The "Disco de la Muerte" nickname — Death Disc — was given to this issue by Mexican dealers and collectors, not out of morbidity but practicality: the coin's small diameter and relatively high silver purity made it notoriously easy to confuse with common circulation pieces, leading to more than a few being spent at face value. Banco de México issued these fractional Libertad pieces in 1997 and 1998 as part of an expansion of the onza plata series into smaller denominations intended to broaden retail bullion access.
The two-year run was short. Low public uptake killed the denomination before it found its footing.