1 Peso Pattern, Libertad, bronze

Pattern coins from the Casa de Moneda in this period were typically produced to test proposed design or compositional changes before official adoption. The 1898 bronze Peso pattern sits in a complicated moment — Mexico's monetary system was under sustained pressure as silver depreciated globally throughout the 1890s, and the government was actively reconsidering the alloy basis of its coinage. A full reform would come with the 1905 monetary law, which finally moved Mexico off the silver standard.

KM#Pn166 is recorded but sparsely documented. Surviving examples are rare enough that population data remains unreliable.