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20 Pesos Parroquia de Dolores
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The facade of the Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Parish Church of Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato) is rendered in detailed relief as the central motif, its ornate churrigueresque towers and portal prominent in the design. A Liberty Bell appears to the left of the church in the field. The denomination $20, the dual dates 1810 and 2010 commemorating the bicentennial of Mexican independence, and the mint mark Mo appear incused (in negative relief) within the composition. A circular legend surrounds the design, with the inscription arching along the upper and lower periphery. |
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This piece belongs to Mexico's long-running series commemorating pre-independence sites and monuments, authorized under legislation that has kept the Casa de Moneda producing large-format silver issues for collectors since the 1990s. The Parroquia de Dolores in Hidalgo is the church from which Miguel Hidalgo rang the bell and delivered his famous call to arms on September 16, 1810 — the Grito de Dolores — triggering the insurgency that would eventually end Spanish colonial rule after eleven years of war.
The bicentennial of that moment drove a surge of commemorative output from the mint in 2010.