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5 Pesos Señor De Las Limas - 1 oz Silver Bullion
| Issuer | Banco de México |
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| Year | 1996-1998 |
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| Weight | 31.1035 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Mexican national coat of arms at centre, depicting a Mexican golden eagle perched upon a prickly pear cactus and devouring a serpent, rendered in high relief within a recessed square cartouche. The cartouche border and the outer rim are decorated with a repeating pattern of pre-Columbian glyphic motifs. The circular legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS arcs around the upper portion of the design. Below the cartouche, the inscriptions 1 ONZA DE PLATA and LEY 0.999 appear in two lines, affirming the coin's silver content and fineness. |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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The "Señor de Las Limas" is a 3,000-year-old Olmec jade figurine unearthed in 1965 by children playing in Veracruz — one of the most significant Pre-Columbian archaeological finds of the twentieth century. Banco de México issued this coin as part of a broader series celebrating Mesoamerican cultural heritage, a program that ran through the 1990s alongside Mexico's push to reframe indigenous antiquity as national identity rather than colonial footnote.
The series as a whole sees uneven collector demand; this particular piece trades more actively than most due to the figurine's name recognition among Olmec specialists.