5 Pesos Aguila Arpia

€18,784.00
IssuerMexico
Year2001
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value5 Pesos
CurrencyNew Peso (1992-date)
CompositionSilver (.999)
Weight31.1 g
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#653
Obverse descriptionIn the center, the national shield in sculptural relief surrounded with the legend `ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS`. Surrounding it and following the outline of the frame, the reproduction of different shields used throughout the history of our country, as well as the eagle found in the central part of the first page of the Mendocino Codex.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
(Translation: United Mexican States)
Reverse descriptionA scene showing the image of a harpy eagle perched on the trunk of a tree, followed by the number `2001`, to its left, on a line spacing that starts from the vertical axis towards the left, the `$` sign and then the number `5`, and at the bottom the symbol of the House of Currency of Mexico. In the upper right quadrant the inscription `AGUILA ARPIA`. In the quadrant lower right the legend `ANIMALS IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION IN MEXICO`. In the quadrant upper left the scientific name of the species (Harpia harpyja).
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering$5 Harpia harpyja Mo AGUILA ARPIA 2001 ANIMALES EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCION EN MEXICO
EdgeReeded
Mint(Mo)
Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de
México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date)
Mintage2001 Mo - - 30 000
2001 Mo - Proof -
Catalog ID4490175280
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