Description
Description
Type: 50 Pesos Mexico
- Material: Gold
- Mint: Mexico City
- Actual weight: gr. 41,67
- Weight of pure gold content: gr. 37,5
- Pure gold: 900 % (21,6 carats)
- Diameter: 37 mm
- The period of coinage: from 1921 to 1947. The athena Nike, the dr. alludes to the celebration of the centenary of independence from Spain.
The Mexico 50 Peso, or Centennial, was produced for the first time in 1921 to commemorate the centenary of the independence of Mexico from Spain, declared on 28 September 1821. The Centenary was issued each year from 1921 to 1931 and again from 1944 to 1947. Demand was strong for the currency as an issue of ingots, and then the Mint of the City of Mexico continued to produce 50 pesos gold with the date of the 1947 to 1972 and at the end of the ’90s and early 2000s. Also, in 1943, and on different dates in the ’50s and ’60s were issued commemorative medals without the denomination of 50 pesos.
The standard weight is 41,67 grams, with a diameter of about 36 mm. However, there may be small variations depending on the year of minting, and the mint. Most of the Centenary has a purity of 900 thousandths, or 90% pure gold, and 10% alloy.
The golden red color of the gold coin is due to the presence of 10% copper inside of the gold alloy that provides excellent resistance to scratches.
The Straight represents the goddess of victory with outstretched wings which is wearing a crown of laurel in her outstretched hand, a symbol of freedom, and the two volcanoes in mexico, the Popocatépetl and Ixtaccihuati, are depicted in the background.
On the left, under the reason, it is engraved the year 1821, the date of independence from Spain; on the right side is shown, the year of minting. Directly to the left of the main reason there is the face value “50 Pesos” and to the right is the gold content “37.5 GR PURE GOLD”.
The Flip Side shows an eagle holding a serpent in its claws and beak. The eagle sitting on a cactus, which lies on a rock in the middle of a lake. The inscription “ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS”, that means “United mexican States”.
The Edge it is smooth, with the words “Independicia y Libertad”, which means “Independence and Freedom”
