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20 Pesos Pattern, Jugador de Pelota, Uniface, Pattern of Progress

Issuer Casa de Moneda de México
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Reference(s) PL#143
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Obverse script Latin
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Edge Plain
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Mexico's Pattern of Progress series, produced by the Casa de Moneda in the mid-20th century, was a deliberate exercise in showcasing the mint's artistic and technical capabilities to an international audience — part promotional material, part numismatic prestige project. The pelota player subject draws from pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ballgame iconography, a recurring theme in Mexican official coinage and medallic art of the postwar decades as the government actively promoted indigenous heritage as national identity.

Uniface production on a pattern of this type points to a presentation strike rather than a circulation proposal — likely struck for distribution to foreign mints, dignitaries, or collectors rather than submitted for monetary adoption.

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