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200 Pesos Pattern, Xochimilco, aluminium
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 200 Pesos (200 MXP) |
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| Obverse description | The Mexican national arms occupy the central field, depicting an eagle displayed in left profile, perched upon a prickly pear cactus growing from a rocky islet, devouring a serpent held in its beak and talons. The design is rendered in high relief with finely detailed feathering on the spread wings. Flanking the cactus at the base are laurel and oak branches tied with a ribbon. The circumferential legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS arcs along the upper periphery, separated from the central device by an inner circle of raised dots. |
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| Mint | (Mo) Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico City, Mexico (1535-date) |
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In 1991, the Casa de Moneda produced a series of aluminum pattern pieces exploring weight and alloy combinations ahead of Mexico's major monetary reform — the redenomination that would strip three zeros from the peso in 1993. The Xochimilco issue belongs to this experimental run, never approved for circulation. Aluminum was ultimately rejected; the circulating bimetallic coinage that emerged from the reform used stainless steel and aluminum bronze instead.