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50 Centavos Pattern, Benito Juarez
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Currency | Peso (1863-1992) |
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| Obverse description | The Mexican national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a Mexican golden eagle perched upon a prickly pear cactus growing from a rocky outcrop, devouring a serpent in its beak and talons. The eagle faces left with wings partially spread, rendered in fine detail. A wreath of oak and laurel branches frames the base of the design. The circular legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin capital letters. |
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| Mintage | 1947 Mo - - 1 |
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The 1947 50 centavos pattern featuring Juárez was produced during a period when the Casa de Moneda was actively experimenting with reduced-silver alloys as rising bullion costs eroded the economics of the existing coinage. The .500 fineness tested here represented a significant step down from earlier circulating silver issues. Mexico would ultimately continue adjusting silver content through the following decade until abandoning it in circulation coinage altogether by the late 1970s.
As a pattern, this piece never authorized for circulation — survival numbers are minimal and provenance often traces to former mint employee collections or government archive dispersals.