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5 Centavos Emiliano Zapata
| Issuer | State of Morelos |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the Mexican national eagle, depicted facing left and perched upon a cactus rising from a rocky outcrop, devouring a serpent in its beak — the traditional republican arms of Mexico. The eagle is flanked by laurel and oak branches curving along the lower field. A dotted border encircles the design. The curved legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA arcs across the upper field, with a small six-pointed star to the left of the inscription. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The State of Morelos issued copper coinage in 1915 under the authority of Emiliano Zapata's Ejército Libertador del Sur, one of the few revolutionary factions to establish a functioning local monetary system rather than rely solely on paper currency. Zapata's agrarian movement needed hard money that campesinos would actually accept, and paper issues from rival factions had already eroded public trust badly.
Morelos copper is frequently found corroded or poorly struck — a consequence of improvised facilities, not design. The state's mint infrastructure was rudimentary at best.