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These specimens were issued by the [[Mexico]] City mint to honor the 500th anniversary of the refounding of Tenochtitlan as Mexico City. The first example depicts the Aztec Temple of the Sun mirrored by the main cathedral which was built on top of it. The second example shows an Aztec version of the Mexican eagle perched on a cactus. Like many recent issues, they remain unlisted in the SCWC. The oblong patch on the obverse contains microengraving, an anticounterfeiting device.
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These specimens were issued by the [[Mexico]] City mint to honor the 500th anniversary of the refounding of Tenochtitlan as Mexico City. This example depicts the Aztec Temple of the Sun mirrored by the main cathedral which was built on top of it. The oblong patch on the obverse contains microengraving, an anticounterfeiting device.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 30,500,000 of KM 997 plus 30,500,000 of KM 996.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 30,500,000 of KM 997 plus 30,500,000 of KM 996.
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''Specification:'' 15.95 g, bimetallic, aluminum-bronze outer ring with a copper-nickel center, 32 mm diameter.
 
''Specification:'' 15.95 g, bimetallic, aluminum-bronze outer ring with a copper-nickel center, 32 mm diameter.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' the first specimen KM 997, the second specimen KM 996.
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 997.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
 
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* [[Mexico 2021 50 centavos|2021 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 2021 50 centavos|2021 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 2021 peso|2021 peso]]
 
* [[Mexico 2021 peso|2021 peso]]
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* [[Mexico 2021 20 pesos KM-996|2021 20 pesos, 700th anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlan]]
 
* [[Mexico 2021 20 pesos KM-998|2021 20 pesos, bicentennial of independence]]
 
* [[Mexico 2021 20 pesos KM-998|2021 20 pesos, bicentennial of independence]]
 
* [[Mexico 2021 20 pesos KM-1000|2021 20 pesos, bicentennial of the Mexican navy]]
 
* [[Mexico 2021 20 pesos KM-1000|2021 20 pesos, bicentennial of the Mexican navy]]

Revision as of 14:34, 30 December 2024

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Mexico 2021-1521 20 pesos rev DSLR.jpg

These specimens were issued by the Mexico City mint to honor the 500th anniversary of the refounding of Tenochtitlan as Mexico City. This example depicts the Aztec Temple of the Sun mirrored by the main cathedral which was built on top of it. The oblong patch on the obverse contains microengraving, an anticounterfeiting device.

Recorded mintage: 30,500,000 of KM 997 plus 30,500,000 of KM 996.

Specification: 15.95 g, bimetallic, aluminum-bronze outer ring with a copper-nickel center, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 997.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

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