Mexico 50 centavos 1914 M

The coin's story

This 50 centavos coin in 800 thousandths silver belongs to the series struck from 1905 to 1918, created by the monetary reform of 1905 that placed Mexico on the gold exchange standard. The obverse bears the arms of Mexico: a golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a serpent, between a holm oak branch and a laurel branch. The reverse shows the radiant cap of liberty, above the value and a wreath of foliage, with the word LIBERTAD (Liberty). The value is divided by the letter M of the Mexico City Mint, in certain years, part of the striking was entrusted to the United States Mints in Denver and San Francisco. The 1914 date has 7,710,000 pieces. The edge bears the motto INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD (Independence and liberty).