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Popular commemorative issue celebrating the opening of the southern railroad. It is recorded that 100,000 pieces were melted to be used for the 1968 Mexican Olympic 25 Pesos
Obverse Description
Slightly above center, above a spray of oak and laurel, a small national coat of arms depicting the eagle in profile to the left, with stylized, leaf-like feathers and very large feet. The legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS surrounds, with CINCO PESOS below the spray. To the left of the spray, fineness LEY / 0.720; to the right of the spray, PESO above the coin’s weight (in grams), 27 7/9 6. At the bottom, the mintmark Mo and the date.
Reverse Description
A complex scene with a locomotive in the foreground and, in the background, a plantation scene with a forest, fields, and two palm trees. Behind all, a rising sun with blade-shaped rays, and with 1950 inscribed on the half-circle. Surrounding all, the legend INAUGURACION DEL FERROCARRIL DEL SURESTE ! (“Inauguration of the Southeastern Railway”).
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