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| Location | Mexico |
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| Thickness | 3.30 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a stylized rendition of the Aztec Sun Stone (calendar) in high relief, finished in gold with colored enamel accents. The central device features the face of the sun deity Tonatiuh surrounded by concentric rings of day signs and cosmological symbols. Red enamel highlights the inner rings and cardinal points, while green enamel accents appear in the outermost border ring. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a central device of a serpent or mythological creature biting its own tail, forming a circular ouroboros motif in relief against a plain field. The legend AZTEC GOLD arcs above and CALENDAR arcs below, flanked by bullet separators. Surrounding the central device is a ring of 19 raised Aztec day-sign glyphs evenly spaced around the border. |
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| Reverse lettering | • AZTEC GOLD • CALENDAR |
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