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20 Centavos Amecameca
| Issuer | State of Mexico |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral 20 dominates the reverse field in large, bold numerals rendered in a primitive style consistent with emergency revolutionary coinage. A short horizontal line or inscription appears beneath the numeral, likely indicating the denomination or place of issue. The design is stark and functional, with minimal decorative elements, reflecting the urgent nature of this wartime emergency issue. The field is otherwise plain, and the rim is moderately defined. |
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Amecameca issued its own copper fractional currency during the Reform War period, when the breakdown of central authority pushed individual Mexican states and municipalities to produce emergency coinage to meet local commercial needs. These state-level issues were often struck on improvised equipment, and the Amecameca pieces are no exception — die alignment and planchet quality vary considerably across surviving examples.