⅛ Real "Octavo" (State Coinage, Guanajuato) Coin

⅛ Real "Octavo" (State Coinage, Guanajuato)

Country: Mexico (Republic)
Denomination: 1/8 Real (0.125)
Year: 1856
Material: Brass
Weight: 7.2 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 29 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: mexico republic

Description:

Obverse

Eagle with wings spread standing on a nopal (prickly pear) cactus with a snake in its beak, surrounded by the legend above and a half-wreath of oak and laurel below.

Reverse

Within an oval, two hands holding a chisel and hammer, surrounded by a radiant liberty cap above and a half-wreath of laurel below.

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