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50 Centavos Amecameca
| Issuer | State of Mexico |
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Mexican national arms occupying the central field, depicting a spread eagle with wings raised, perched upon a cactus and devouring a serpent, rendered in a crude but bold style characteristic of Revolutionary-era emergency coinage. Flanking olive and laurel sprigs extend along the lower field on either side of the device. No legend is present; the design fills the flan with minimal peripheral detail. |
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| Reverse lettering | c 50 |
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Amecameca issued its own emergency coinage during the Mexican Revolution, when the collapse of federal authority and chronic coin shortages forced municipalities and regional authorities across Mexico to produce locally sanctioned tokens. The State of Mexico was among those that authorized such issues, and these brass pieces circulated by necessity rather than by any coherent monetary policy from the center.
KM#686a distinguishes this brass striking from related issues in other metals — a distinction that matters for attribution, as multiple compositions were produced under similar local mandates.