Descrizione
Description
Type: 50 Mexican Pesos
- Material: Gold
- Mint: Mexico City
- Actual weight: 41.67 grams
- Pure gold content: 37.5 grams
- Pure gold: 900% (21.6 carats)
- Diameter: 37 mm
- Mint period: 1921 to 1947. The Athena Nike by Dr. It refers to the celebration of the centennial of independence from Spain.
The Mexico 50 Peso, or Centenario, was first produced in 1921 to commemorate the centennial of Mexico’s independence from Spain, declared on September 28, 1821. The Centenario was issued annually from 1921 to 1931 and again from 1944 to 1947. Demand for the coin as a bullion issue was strong, so the Mexico City Mint continued to produce gold 50 peso coins with the 1947 date until 1972 and also in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Additionally, commemorative medals without the 50 peso denomination were issued in 1943 and on various dates in the 1950s and 1960s.
The standard weight is 41.67 grams, with a diameter of approximately 36 mm. However, small variations may exist depending on the minting year and the mint. Most Centenarios have a purity of 900 thousandths, or 90% pure gold and 10% alloy.
The gold coin’s reddish-gold color is due to the presence of 10% copper in the gold alloy, which also gives it good scratch resistance.
The obverse depicts the goddess of victory with outstretched wings, holding a laurel wreath in her outstretched hand, a symbol of freedom, and two Mexican volcanoes, Popocatépetl and Ixtaccihuati, are depicted in the background.
On the left, under the design, the year 1821, the date of independence from Spain, is engraved; on the right side, the year of minting is shown. Directly to the left of the main design is the denomination “50 Pesos,” and to the right is the gold content “37.5 GR PURE GOLD.”The reverse depicts an eagle holding a snake in its talon and beak. The eagle sits on a cactus perched on a rock in the middle of a lake. The inscription is “ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS,” meaning “United States of Mexico.”
The edge is smooth and bears the inscription “Independicia y Libertad,” meaning “Independence and Freedom.”
