Mexico 1991 100 pesos KM-540

Heritage sale 3064, part of lot 33837

This specimen was part of lot 33837 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), which sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Meeting of Two Worlds 500th Anniversary silver 14-Piece Proof Set 1992, A highly collectible set that was issued for the 500th anniversary of the founding of the "New World". Each issue is crown-sized, with the issuing countries being: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. Sold with the original box of issue and display case." This NCLT was issued to honor the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus. Many indigenous groups objected to the celebration, holding Columbus responsible for the ensuing destruction of native cultures.

Recorded mintage: 30,000, all proofs. 20,000 more were sold in 1992.

Specification: 27 g, 0.925 fine silver, 40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 540.

Source:

• Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015, Monterrey, Mexico, 2015.
• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

Link to:

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• 1991 100 pesos, UNICEF
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• 1991 pattern 1000 pesos, "Atlan"
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• Argentina 1991 1000 australes "Ibero-American"
• Bolivia 1991 10 bolivianos "Ibero-American"
• Brazil 1991 500 cruzeiros "Ibero-American"
• Chile 1991 10000 pesos "Ibero-American"
• Colombia 1991 10000 pesos "Ibero-American"
• Cuba 1991 10 pesos KM-337 "Ibero-American"
• Ecuador 1991 5000 sucres "Ibero-American"
• Nicaragua 1991-Mo cordoba "Ibero-American"
• Peru 1991 sol KM-302 "Ibero-American"
• Portugal 1992 1000 escudos "Ibero-American"
• Spain 1991 2000 pesetas KM-891 "Ibero-American"
• Uruguay 1991 50000 nuevos pesos "Ibero-American"
• Venezuela 1991 1100 bolivares "Ibero-American"
• Mexico 1992 500 pesos jaguar sculpture
• Coins and currency dated 1991
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905