2 Reales Pattern, Oaxaca - Insurgent Coinage, Gold

Oaxaca's insurgent mint operated under the authority of José María Morelos, who controlled the city from 1812 until its recapture by royalist forces in 1814. The gold pattern issues of 1813 occupy an odd position in Mexican numismatics — struck in precious metal during a period when the insurgent administration was primarily producing emergency cast coinage in copper and brass, suggesting these were presentation or proof-of-concept pieces rather than circulating currency.

Fewer than a handful of confirmed examples are known to exist.