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10 Pesos Pattern, Cabeza De Coyolxauhqui, Copper
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold, high-relief sculptural rendering of the Cabeza de Coyolxauhqui, the disembodied stone head of the Aztec moon goddess Coyolxauhqui, depicted in three-quarter view facing slightly right. The effigy is modeled after the monumental carved disc discovered at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City, with characteristic circular ear ornaments (the golden bells from which the deity takes her name), a protruding tongue, and an elaborate headdress of scrollwork and decorative elements across the brow. The denomination legend DIEZ PESOS appears in the lower field, with the date 1978 directly below in large numerals. |
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| Mintage | 1978 - Proof |
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This is a pattern strike from Casa de Moneda de México's 1978 experimental series exploring designs rooted in pre-Columbian iconography, produced the same year construction workers in downtown Mexico City accidentally unearthed the massive Coyolxauhqui monolith while laying electrical cable — one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Mexican history. The find triggered an emergency excavation that would eventually expose the Templo Mayor complex directly beneath the city center.
The timing was not coincidental. The pattern was never adopted for circulation currency.