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1 Peso Pattern, Modern Eagle, Copper
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A left-facing bust of a Mesoamerican eagle warrior in traditional regalia, rendered in bold relief, occupies the central field of the reverse. The denomination $1 appears to the left of the effigy, while the date 1979 is positioned below. The mintmark Mo appears to the right, identifying the Casa de Moneda de México as the place of striking. The design draws on pre-Columbian iconographic tradition, evoking the Aztec warrior identity. |
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Pattern coinage from the Casa de Moneda rarely escapes its institutional walls, and this 1979 copper trial represents the kind of internal testing that precedes official adoption — or quiet rejection. Mexico was actively reworking its peso coinage during this period as inflation steadily eroded the purchasing power of existing denominations, forcing the mint to evaluate new size and metal configurations before committing to production runs in the millions.
PL#146 copper patterns from 1979 are documented in only small quantities, struck for evaluation rather than distribution.