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20 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de México |
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| Year | 1917-1959 |
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| Currency | Peso (1863-1992) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed rendering of the Aztec Sun Stone, also known as the Mexica calendar stone, occupying the majority of the coin's field. The central disc displays the face of the sun deity Tonatiuh surrounded by concentric bands of calendrical glyphs, day signs, and geometric ornamentation executed in fine relief. To the left of the central motif, the denomination legend VEINTE PESOS is inscribed vertically in large incuse letters, flanked by a star above and below. The gold purity statement 15 Gr. ORO PURO appears along the lower field, and the entire design is enclosed within a milled border. |
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The 20 Pesos gold piece was part of the post-revolutionary coinage reform initiated under the 1905 monetary law, though production was interrupted repeatedly by the violent upheaval of the Mexican Revolution and its aftermath. Banco de México, established in 1925 as the nation's central bank, eventually assumed responsibility for the series mid-run.
A significant portion of the later dates — particularly those struck between 1959 and beyond — are restrikes produced to satisfy bullion demand rather than circulation needs. The Mexican mint issued these with original dates, which complicates precise dating of any given specimen.