Mexican 25 Peso Coin

Coin

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Anytown Museum

Name/Title

Mexican 25 Peso Coin

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.2

Description

Mexican 25 peso coin commemorating the 1968 Olympics

Acquisition

Accession

2021.1

Source or Donor

Julie Ann Phares

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of J. A. Phares

Mintage

Mint

Casa de Moneda de Mexico

Date made

1968

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Manufacture Method

Struck

Designer or Engraver Information

Designer or Engraver

Lorenzo Rafael

Role

Engraver

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Mexican coat of arms- an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its mouth

Transcription

25 Pesos Estados Unidos Mexicanos Ley 0.720 oM

Translation

25 Pesos United States of Mexico Law 0.720 oM

Reverse

Description

Native Mexican dancer or athlete above the Olympic Rings

Transcription

Juegos De La XIX Olimpiada Mexico 1968

Translation

19th Olympic Games Mexico 1968

Edge

Description

Smooth and inscribed “Independencia Y Libertad” (Independence And Liberty)

Alignment

Coin Alignment

Currency

Mexican Peso

Denomination

25 Pesos

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Peso

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Diameter

3.8 cm

Composition

Material

Silver .720

Relationships

Related Events

Event

1968 Olympics