Mexico 1 peso 1947 Mo

The coin's story

This peso in 500 thousandths silver belongs to the series struck from 1947 to 1949, with the head of José María Morelos on the reverse. José María Morelos y Pavón (1765-1815), a priest born in Valladolid, now Morelia, took the lead of the insurrection after Hidalgo's execution, he had independence proclaimed by the Congress of Chilpancingo in 1813 before being shot on 22 December 1815. Independence was only achieved in 1821. The reverse legend gives the value, the mint, the weight of 14 grams and the fineness 0.500. The obverse bears the arms of Mexico: the eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a serpent. The 1947 date was struck at the Mexico City Mint in 61,460,000 pieces.