Peso from Mexico, 1932
Also known as: Peso uit Mexico, 1932
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1932
Silver coin. Obverse: between two tied branches an eagle standing on a cactus plant with spread wings with its head to the right, holding a snake in its beak. Above the eagle fineness indication: 0.720.
Reverse: between two tied branches cap of liberty, from which rays emerge. Below that value indication, below which year. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5935; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.3 cm x weight 16.63 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.3 cm x weight 16.63 g
Design
- Obverse
- between two tied branches an eagle standing on a cactus plant with spread wings with its head to the right, holding a snake in its beak. Above the eagle fineness indication: 0.720.
- Reverse
- between two tied branches cap of liberty, from which rays emerge. Below that value indication, below which year. Cable edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Peso uit Mexico, 1932
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5935
- Museum classification
- coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references
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Research required
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