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20 Pesos Pattern, Uniface Jugador De Pelota, Silver
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Weight | 27.77 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a raised central medallion depicting a fully regalia-clad Maya ballplayer (jugador de pelota) in dynamic kneeling posture, rendered in high relief after a Classic Maya sculptural source. The figure wears an elaborate feathered headdress, protective hip yoke, knee guards, and ornate sandals, with hieroglyphic glyphs visible in the background field. Flanking the central device, the large denomination numeral '$20' appears at the left, while the legend 'CULTURA MAYA' arcs across the upper border in Latin script. The date '1980' and the Mexico City mint mark 'Mo' are inscribed along the lower border, all framed by a stepped Mesoamerican geometric decorative band encircling the periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | CULTURA MAYA $20 1980 Mo |
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Struck as an essay piece during Mexico's late-1970s push to develop culturally themed coinage, this uniface pattern was never adopted for circulation. The ball player motif drew on the ancient Mesoamerican ballgame — a ritual sport documented across hundreds of pre-Columbian sites — which the Casa de Moneda explored alongside other indigenous subjects during this period as candidates for the 1980 circulation series. Most patterns from this program exist in very small quantities, produced solely for internal evaluation by mint officials.