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20 Centavos Pattern, Madero, Alternative Design, Copper-Nickel
| Issuer | Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México) |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Currency | Peso (1863-1992) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Mexico is displayed prominently in the center of the field, depicting a Mexican golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a serpent, with an oak and laurel wreath at the base. The circular legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin characters. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Pattern coinage from the Casa de Moneda rarely surfaces in auction records, and the 1972 Madero series produced several competing designs simultaneously — standard practice when the mint was evaluating a new circulating type. This piece represents the path not taken: an alternative proposal that lost out to the design ultimately adopted for circulation. The approved 20 centavos entered production the same year, making it possible to compare the rejected and accepted strikes directly.