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5000 Pesos Pattern, 50th Anniversary of Nationalization of Oil Industry, brass
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The Mexican national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a Mexican golden eagle perched left in profile atop a prickly pear cactus growing from a rocky outcrop, devouring a serpent in its beak. The device is encircled by a laurel-and-oak wreath tied at the base. The encircling legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin capitals. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Translation: United Mexican States) |
| Reverse description | The central field features a sculptural monument commemorating the 1938 Mexican oil expropriation, as erected in Mexico City. The denomination $5000 appears to the left of the monument, with the commemorative year 1985 to the right. The date range 1938-1988 and the Mexico City mint mark Mo appear at the bottom of the field. The encircling legend CINCUENTENARIO EXPROPIACION PETROLERA arcs around the periphery, recording the fiftieth anniversary of the nationalization of the Mexican petroleum industry. |
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