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50 Centavos Hidalgo del Parral, reeded edge
| Issuer | State of Chihuahua |
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| Year | 1913 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral 50 is prominently displayed in large, bold raised figures at the center of the field, with the word CENTAVOS inscribed in a curved legend below. Two olive or laurel branches flank the central numeral, rising from the base and curving symmetrically outward to frame the design. A small stylized floral or star ornament appears at the top between the branch tips, above the numeral. The overall composition is simple and functional, characteristic of the provisional coinage produced during the Mexican Revolution. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued by the State of Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution, this piece circulated in a region that was effectively Pancho Villa's operational base. The Constitutionalist forces controlling Chihuahua minted their own coinage out of practical necessity — federal supply lines were severed and commerce required a local medium of exchange. Hidalgo del Parral, the mining town whose name this coin carries, had been a significant silver-producing center since the colonial period, which made local silver coinage a logical if improvised solution.
The reeded edge variant distinguishes this piece from the plain-edge emission of the same type.