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5 Onzas Piedra de los Soles
| Location | Mexico |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Weight | 155.515 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the historic screw press used to strike the first Mexican coins, shown in high relief within a plain field. The circular legend reads CASA DE MONEDA DE MEXICO with weight, mint mark, and fineness specifications, while the lower arc bears the denomination 5 ONZAS TROY DE PLATA; the founding year 1535 and issue year 1993 flank the press device. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central device features a detailed high-relief rendering of the Aztec Sun Stone (Piedra de los Soles), also known as the Aztec Calendar Stone, with its intricate concentric bands of glyphs and cosmological symbols filling the field. The surrounding legend at top reads PIEDRA DE LOS SOLES and at bottom MEXICO TENOCHTITLAN 1478, separated by decorative stars. |
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