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100 Pesos Chiapas - Gold and Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Diameter | 34.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Mexican national coat of arms occupies the bimetallic centre field, depicting a Mexican golden eagle perched upon a prickly pear cactus growing from a rock in a lake, with the eagle clutching a serpent in its beak and talons, rendered in high-relief proof finish. The gold-toned inner disc contrasts sharply with the mirror-polished silver ring. The circular legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS runs along the upper periphery of the silver ring, flanked by decorative foliate elements at the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Translation: United States of Mexico) |
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This piece is one entry in Mexico's long-running "Precolombina" and regional culture series, through which the Casa de Moneda issued bimetallic proof sets highlighting individual Mexican states and their pre-Columbian heritage. The Chiapas issue draws on the legacy of Maya civilization, which flourished across the region for over a millennium before Spanish contact. Mintages for individual state issues in this series were tightly limited — typically in the low thousands — and the gold-in-silver bimetallic proof format was reserved exclusively for the premium tier of the program.
The .999 fineness on both metals is notably pure for a circulation-adjacent commemorative, a specification the Casa de Moneda maintained to satisfy collector expectations in the international bullion-proof market.