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Terry_2019
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Country: Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 1985
Value 200 Pesos (200 MXP)
Metal Copper-nickel
Weight 17.25 g
Diameter 29.5 mm
Thickness 3.20 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ??
Commemorative issue
175th Anniversary of Independence
Obverse
"Estados Unidos Mexicanos" in a semicircle over the Mexican coat of arms: a Mexican golden eagle standing on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake. At the base of the cactus there is a holm oak (encino) branch on one side and a laurel branch on the other.
Lettering: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Translation: United Mexican States
Reverse
From left to right: "1985", The monument of independence, and the busts of Ignacio Allende, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Jose Maria Morelos, and Vicente Guerrero facing left. "Allende", "Hidalgo", "Morelos", and "Guerrero" written under the respective bust. "175 Aniversario De La Independencia De Mexico" at the base.
Lettering:
$200
1985
ALLENDE HIDALGO MORELOS GUERRERO
175 ANIVERSARIO DE
LA INDEPENDENCIA
DE MEXICO
Mo
Translation: 175th Anniversary of the Mexican Independence
