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| Location | Mexico |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Composition | Silver (.950) |
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| Obverse description | The field depicts in high relief a modern football player to the left holding a soccer ball, and a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ballgame player to the right, flanking a central vertical totem-like column surmounted by an Aztec calendar disc and adorned with carved deity faces. The background renders a stylized stadium architecture to the left and a stepped pyramid to the right. The legend LEY 0.950, MEXICO, and 1970 appear in the lower exergue within decorative scroll cartouches. |
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| Obverse lettering | LEY 0.950 MEXICO 1970 |
| Reverse description | The central motif features the Jules Rimet Trophy in high relief, topped by the Mexican national flag draped behind it, with the base rendered as the Estadio Azteca in the lower field. Flanking the trophy are two globes, each surrounded by radiating national flags bearing the names and years of all FIFA World Cup host nations from 1930 to 1966. The curved legend CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL DE FUTBOL runs along the upper rim, while AMISTAD, PAZ, and DEPORTE appear in the lower field. |
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