Mexico 25 pesos 1968 Mo - Olympic Games

Mexico · 1968 · 25 pesos

Commemorative coinCommon

€16.87estimate

27,182,000coins minted

€26.56silver value · 16.2 g fine at today’s price

N3855 KM479

RZReference number RZRZ-BV10X

Commemorative coin

Jeux olympiques de Mexico (1968)

The coin's story

Commemorative coin
Olympic Games of Mexico 1968

Obverse:
Amerindian figure playing pelota with the Olympic symbol below.

Reverse:
Coat of arms of Mexico: Mexican royal eagle, perched on a prickly pear, devouring a serpent.

Obverse

ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS25 PESOSLEY0.720Mo

Amerindian figure playing pelota with the Olympic symbol below.

RVEngraved by Ricardo Luna y Vasco

Reverse

JUEGOS DE LA XIX OLIMPIADA MEXICO 1968

Coat of arms of Mexico: Mexican royal eagle, perched on a prickly pear, devouring a serpent.

LREngraved by Lorenzo Rafael

Specifications

Denomination25 pesos
Year1968
Mintage27,182,000
MintCasa de Moneda de México (Mo)
MaterialSilver 0.720
ShapeRound
Diameter38 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
Weight22.5 g
EdgeSmooth with the inscription " INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD"
ScriptsLatin

Actual size

Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.5 mm.

Composition

Silver 72 %Copper 28 %

Silver72 % Copper28 %

Reference catalogues

N3855Numista KM479Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

1 peso1964 · 34.5 mm

25 pesos1968 · 38 mm

25 pesos1972 · 38 mm

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