Mexico 50 Centavos, 1908

Pattern; Caballito; Plain Edge; Silver

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Information

Country Mexico Mexico
Currency Peso (1823 – 1992)
Coin type Pattern
Denomination 50 Centavos
Year 1908
Ruler United Mexican States/Mexican Republic (1823–9999)
Composition Silver
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 13.535
Diameter (mm) 30
Demonetized 1908

Description

50 Centavos from Mexico. Issued in 1908. Struck in Silver. Measures 30 mm and weighs 13.54 g.

Obverse
Issuer's name above its coat of arms. With value divided in number at left base of cactus and ¢ at right, and after that the word ESSAI in very small lettering; which indicates possible commission of pattern to a French engraver, whose name appears on the reverse. (United Mexican States)
Reverse
Liberty riding a horse. On her right hand an oak branch and on her left a flaming torch, with the sun raising on the horizon. The assayer's name at left near rim, and the word ESSAI near the right rim.
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1908  Proof

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