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Token - Aztec Gold Calendar
| Location | Mexico |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Aztec Sun Stone (Calendar Stone) in high relief, featuring the solar deity Tonatiuh at the center surrounded by concentric rings of calendrical glyphs and cosmological symbols. Selective color enamel fills are applied in red and green to accent specific design elements. No legend is present on this face. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a feathered serpent (Quetzalcoatl) coiled in an ouroboros-like ring within the field. The legend AZTEC GOLD arcs above and CALENDAR arcs below the central device. Surrounding the border is a ring of nineteen Mayan calendar day glyphs in relief, evenly spaced around the circumference. |
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| Reverse lettering | AZTEC GOLD CALENDAR |
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