MEXICO UNC SILVER COIN 25 Pesos 1968 OLYMPIC GAMES UNC

MEXICO UNC SILVER COIN 25 Pesos 1968 OLYMPIC GAMES UNC

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Description

MEXICO UNC SILVER COIN 25 Pesos 1968 OLYMPIC GAMES UNC

Features

Issuer Mexico 
Period United Mexican States (1905-date)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 1968
Value 25 Pesos (25 MXP)
Currency Peso (1863-1992)
Composition Silver (.720) (0.5208 oz ASW)
Weight 22.5 g
Diameter 38 mm
Thickness 1.96 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 3855
References KM# 479

Commemorative issue

19th Summer Olympics - Mexico 1968

Obverse

The Mexican coat of arms (eagle facing left with a legend at the top), with the value to the left, and the silver purity and mintmark to the right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
25 PESOS
LEY
0.720
Mo

Translation:
United Mexican States
25 Pesos
LAW
0.720
Mo

Engraver: Ricardo Luna Y Vasco

Designer: Ricardo Luna Y Vasco

Reverse

The Olympic rings beneath an Aztec ball player facing left with the legend surrounding.

Script: Latin

Lettering: JUEGOS DE LA XIX OLIMPIADA MEXICO 1968

Translation: 19th Olympic Games Mexico 1968

Engraver: Lorenzo Rafael