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1 oz. Mexican Silver Libertad
1982 to Present
The Mexican Silver Libertad's design and limited mintage make it one of the most highly sought-after physical silver bullion investment assets.
Mexican Independence
Libertad, translated in English, means 'Freedom.'
The Libertad is a symbol of Mexico's Independence, which won its independence from Spain on August 24th, 1821.
However, this is not the date of Mexico's celebrated 'Independence Day,' September 16th.
On September 16th, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, started the Mexican War of Independence when he gave his famous speech, 'Grito de Dolores,' or 'Cry of Delores,' named after the town in Guanajuato where it took place.
He rang the bell of his church to get the town's attention, and he called on the people to rise against their brutal Spanish-European occupiers.
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is known as "The Father of Mexico."
Note: Outside of Mexico, 'Cinco de Mayo' is frequently misinterpreted as Mexico's Independence Day, which it isn't, 'Cinco de Mayo' celebrates the Mexican victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
'Winged Victory'
The Angel of Independence
El Ángel de la Independencia, or The Angel of Independence design, on the Mexican Silver Libertad, represents the famous statue of Winged Victory.
The famous Mexican statue can be found along the Paseo de la Reforma, on a roundabout, in downtown Mexico City.
The Angel of Independence is flying atop a victory column known as the "Independence Column or Columna de la Independencia."
"El Angel" is the name the statue is commonly known as.
She holds in her right hand a laurel crown, symbolizing Victory, and in her left hand, she holds a broken chain, symbolizing Freedom.
El Angel was built in 1910 to commemorate the Centennial of the beginning of Mexico's War of Independence.
The Statue is solid bronze and covered in pure 24k gold; it weighs 7 tons.
The Angel of Independence is one of Mexico City's most recognizable landmarks.
Historic Design of the
Silver Libertad
In 1982, the Mexican Mint started to produce the Mexican Silver Libertad - 1 Onza for investors and collectors.
From 1982 to 1995, the Mexican Silver Libertad Onza portrayed the same design as the Centenario 'Winged Victory' Angel design from Mexico's gold 50-peso bullion coin.
New Design
In 1996, the Mexican Mint changed the Silver Libertad's reverse side to the current "Winged Victory" design.
Design of the
1 oz. Mexican Silver Libertad
Obverse
The Center of the Silver Libertad features the National Coat of Arms of Mexico.
The Coat of Arms depicts a Mexican Golden Eagle perched upon a cactus with a snake in its beak, it symbolizes Tenochtitlan, the Aztec Capital, now Mexico City.
The wreath below the eagle is half oak leaves and half laurel leaves.
The laurel leaves represent victory, and the oak leaves commemorate those who have given their lives for Mexico.
Inscriptions:
- ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (The Official Name for Mexico in Spanish)
The outer perimeter features various reproductions of Mexico's Coat of Arms, used throughout history.
This version of the Mexican Coat of Arms has been used since 1968.
Coin Photo courtesy of SD Bullion
Reverse
The "Winged Victory" Angel design is the focus of the reverse side of the 1 oz. Mexican Silver Libertad.
The Angel is towering above the volcanic peaks of Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl, the names of the volcanoes memorialize the legend of two Aztec lovers.
Inscriptions:
- 1 ONZA (ounce)
- PLATA PURA (silver pure)
- Year of Issue
- Ley (law)
- .999
- M under an O (the mint mark of the Mexican Mint)
Note: The 1 oz. Mexican Silver Libertad is legal tender, but it lacks a face value.
Coin Photo courtesy of SD Bullion
1 oz. Mexican Silver Libertad
Information
Introduction:.......1982
IRA approved:......Yes
Grade:.................Uncirculated
Face Value:..........No
Silver Content:.....1 Troy oz.
Total Weight:.......31.10 grams
Purity:.................99.9% / 999 per mille
Diameter:............36.00mm (1982 - 1995)
Diameter:............40.00mm (1996 - Present)
Mint Mark:...........Yes
Edge:..................Reeded
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1 oz. Mexican Silver Libertad
Mintage Figures
Year Mintage
1982....1,050,000
1983....1,002,200
1984....1,014,000
1985....2,017,000
1986....1,699,426
1987....500,000
1988....1,500,500
1989....1,396,500
1990....1,200,000
1991....1,650,518
1992....2,458,000
1993....1,000,000
1994....400,000
1995....500,000
1996....300,000
1997....100,000
1998....67,000
1999....95,000
2000....455,000
2001....385,000
2002....1,270,000
2003....500,000
2004....550,000
2005....800,000
2006....300,000
2007....200,000
2008....950,000
2009....1,650,000
2010....1,000,000
2011....1,200,000
2012....746,400
2013....774,100
2014....429,200
2015....901,500
2016....1,437,500
2017....636,000
2018....300,000
2019....402,000
2020....300,000
2021....450,000
2022....350,000
2023....613,000
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The Story Behind the Mexican Coat of Arms
In the early 1300s, an Aztec tribe
also known as the Mexica tribe, who had no homeland, wandered around the
northern areas of the country, known as Mesoamerica, in search of a
place to build their Empire.
As the legend goes, in 1323, the tribe's leader received a vision in a dream that they were to settle at the place where they saw an eagle with a snake in its beak, while perched at the top of a prickly pear cactus.
Two years later, the dream was fulfilled on a swampy island, in Lake Texcoco.
Scouts for the tribe found the eagle, snake, and cactus in the same fashion that the leader described to them, in his vision.
This is where the tribe settled and built the city of Tenochtitlan, (tuh·nowch·teet·laan) which became the center of the Aztec Empire.
Today, Tenochtitlan is Mexico City.
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