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50 Pesos 'Centenario' Independence
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Mexico |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The Mexican national arms occupies the central field, depicting a Mexican golden eagle perched in right profile upon a prickly pear cactus growing from a rocky outcrop, devouring a serpent in its beak. The eagle's wings are displayed, and the base of the cactus is flanked by laurel and oak branches tied with a ribbon. The circumferential legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS arcs across the upper field in raised Latin letters, with a dentilated border encircling the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS |
| Reverse description | A full-length effigy of Winged Victory (the Angel of Independence) stands facing, draped in classical robes with large spread wings rising behind her. Her right arm is raised aloft holding a laurel wreath, while her left arm is extended outward. She stands upon a stepped plinth set against a stylized mountain landscape. The inscription 37.5 Gr. ORO PURO appears twice flanking the figure in the left and right fields, with the commemorative dates 1821 and 1943 inscribed in the lower left and lower right fields respectively, marking the centennial of Mexican independence. A dentilated border surrounds the design. |
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