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8 Reales Pattern strike
| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1829 |
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| Value | 8 Reales |
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| Obverse description | Mexican national arms at center: an eagle displayed, perched atop a prickly pear cactus growing from a rock amid water, holding a serpent in its beak and right talon. The device is flanked by an oak branch to the left and an olive branch to the right, tied at the base. The legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA arcs along the upper periphery in Latin characters, with a beaded border surrounding the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA MEXICANA |
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This 1829 pattern was struck during the early years of Mexican independence, when the newly established republic was still working through competing proposals for a standardized coinage. Pattern strikes of this type were produced in limited numbers for official evaluation and were rarely released to circulation, which is why survivors almost invariably appear in grades that suggest careful preservation rather than handling.
KM#Pn20 is one of several 8 reales patterns documented from this transitional period, when Mexico City's mint was navigating the shift from colonial monetary traditions to republican ones. Exact striking figures are unrecorded.