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100 Pesos Second Empire Coin
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The silver centre features the Mexican national arms in high relief: an eagle displayed facing, perched upon a cactus growing from a rock in a lake, with a serpent grasped in its beak and talons. The design is rendered in a detailed, sculptural style characteristic of modern Mexican commemorative coinage. The aluminium bronze outer ring bears the national legend arched along the upper periphery, with stylised foliate branches flanking the lower portion of the central device. |
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| Edge | Segmented reeding |
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This piece belongs to a commemorative bimetallic series issued by the Casa de Moneda de México honoring the short-lived Mexican Second Empire under Maximilian I, who ruled from 1864 to 1867 at the invitation of Mexican conservatives and with the military backing of Napoleon III. When French troops withdrew under U.S. pressure — the Monroe Doctrine applied directly — Maximilian refused exile and was captured by Juárez's republican forces at Querétaro. He was executed by firing squad on June 19, 1867, ending the empire after fewer than four years.