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30 Ducats - Aureus Magnus Mexico Olympics
| Issuer | Aureus Magnus |
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| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Central to the obverse is a stylized frontal effigy of a youthful figure with flowing wavy hair, rendered in a modernist artistic style evoking ancient Mesoamerican or classical influence. Radiating from behind the head is a bold sunburst of elongated rays that extends to the coin's raised rim, lending a strong decorative effect to the field. To the lower left of the effigy appear the five interlocked Olympic rings, while the date 1968 is positioned to the lower right. The legend MEXICO arcs along the bottom of the coin in large raised Latin letters. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI XXX DUCAT 980 AUREUS MAGNUS (Translation: 'Prosperity for the world') |
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Aureus Magnus was a Mexico City-based private minting house active in the 1960s that produced high-karat gold pieces aimed squarely at the collector and bullion market surrounding the 1968 Summer Games — the first Olympic Games held in Latin America. The firm operated outside any state monetary authority, making these pieces medals in legal terms despite the "ducat" denomination.
At 105 grams of .980 fine gold, the bullion content alone was the primary argument for purchase. The UWC catalog entry suggests limited cross-border distribution documentation survives.