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2 Reales Profile eagle
| Issuer | Republic of Mexico |
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| Year | 1824 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device displays the denomination numeral '2' superimposed upon a radiant sunburst of straight rays emanating from a central point and filling the entire field, a distinctive design element of early Mexican republican coinage. The circular legend along the lower periphery bears the mint mark, assayer initials, date, fineness, and denomination indicators in Latin script, all separated by dots. A toothed inner border frames the legend. |
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Mexico's earliest republican coinage was struck while the country was still consolidating independence, and the 1824 issues emerged from multiple mints operating under inconsistent supervision. The assayer's marks on this type carry real weight — they identify not just the facility but the individual official financially liable for the silver content, a colonial accountability system the new republic inherited wholesale and did not abandon.
KM#373 encompasses a range of mint mark and assayer combinations, and the differences between them are not trivial. The Guanajuato and Mexico City strikes of this year diverge noticeably in die workmanship.