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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1869-1897 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Mexican national arms: a displayed eagle perched left upon a cactus rising from a rock in water, devouring a serpent in its beak, wings spread. The legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA arcs around the upper periphery in Latin characters, with the date inscribed in the exergue at the base. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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These pieces were struck across multiple mints simultaneously — Alamos, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Durango, Guanajuato, Hermosillo, México City, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosí, and Zacatecas all produced the type at various points during the issue's run. That decentralized production was a deliberate policy of the Restored Republic and early Porfiriato, ensuring regional economies had access to fractional silver without depending on a single federal facility.
Assayer initials on these pieces vary considerably by mint and date, and certain assayer combinations from smaller facilities are genuinely scarce. Culiacán issues in particular are underrepresented in collections relative to their historical mintage records.