Mexico 1992 500 pesos

Jean Elsen sale 136, lot 1547

This specimen was lot 1547 in Jean Elsen sale 136 (Brussels, March 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"MEXIQUE, Etats-Unis (1905-), AV 500 pesos (1/2 onza), 1992. Jaguar - Piedra de los soles. Ecrin. Certificat n° 105. Flan poli. (Mexico, gold 500 pesos (half ounce) of 1992. Jaguar sculpture, proof, with box and certificate.)"

This half ounce gold NCLT was designed to compete with the gold libertad but was not a success.

Recorded mintage: 12,000 + 2,000 proofs.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-192, KM 559.

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.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 136: Collection Martiny, Collection Nef, Collection Casterman, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

Link to:

• 1990 100,000 pesos, Plutarco Calles pattern
• 1991 100 pesos, UNICEF
• 1991 100 pesos, Ibero-American
• 1992 new peso, bimetallic
• 1992 5 new pesos, bimetallic
• 1992 10 new pesos, bimetallic
• 1992 25 pesos, eagle warrior, ¼ oz silver
• 1992 250 pesos, Jaguar sculpture
• 1992 1,000 pesos, Jaguar sculpture
• 1992 10,000 pesos, Piedra de Tizoc, 5 oz silver
• 1992 1/20 onza oro
• 1992 1/10 onza oro
• 1992 ¼ onza oro
• 1992 media onza oro
• 1992 onza
• Coins and currency dated 1992
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905