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1 Peso Reverse Trial, Copper
| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Value | 1 Peso (1 MXP) |
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| Obverse lettering | 19 CH.PILLET |
| Reverse description | An allegorical female figure, representing Liberty or the Republic, strides dynamically to the right astride a galloping horse, her drapery flowing behind her. She raises a torch aloft in her right hand while holding an oak branch in her left, symbolizing strength and civic virtue. Radiating sunbeams emanate from below the composition, evoking national renewal, while the entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border. The engraver's signature 'Ch. Pillet' appears at lower left, and the partial date '19' is visible at the bottom of the field within the border. |
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Trial pieces for the 1 Peso denomination in this period were produced at the Mexico City Mint as part of the technical evaluation process ahead of confirmed production runs. This particular bronze striking represents a reverse trial — meaning the obverse die was likely a blank or plain field, used solely to test the reverse die's impression depth, flow characteristics, and relief under working pressure. Such pieces were not intended for circulation and rarely left official custody.
The Porfiriato had just ended. Díaz fled to Europe in May 1911, and the mint was operating under acute political uncertainty when this trial was made.