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| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México (Mexican Mint) |
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| Year | 1827-1870 |
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| Value | 4 Reales |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting the Mexican national arms: an eagle passant sinister, clutching a serpent in its beak, perched upon a prickly pear cactus growing from a rock emerging from a lake. The eagle is rendered in the republican style with spread wings. An oak and laurel wreath frames the lower portion of the arms. The circular legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA runs along the upper periphery in Latin characters. |
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| Reverse description | Central device of a radiant Phrygian liberty cap, its rays extending into the field. In the lower portion of the coin, the denomination, mint mark, date, assayer's initials, and silver fineness are inscribed. The legend is arranged in a single line or arc in the exergue area, with the fineness expressed in the traditional Spanish notation of décimos and granos. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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