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20 Pesos (Centenary of Heroic Defense of Veracruz)
Country: Mexico (Estados Unidos)
Denomination: 20 Pesos
20 MXN = 1.01 USD
Year: 2014
Material: Bi-Metallic Copper-nickel center in Brass ring
Weight: 15.945 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 32.0 mm
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Catalog list: mexico estados unidos
Description:
Obverse
In the center, the National Shield (Mexican Golden Eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake) in sculpted relief, with the inscription “ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS” (UNITED MEXICAN STATES) forming a semicircle above it.
Reverse
The back side of the coin has the relief figures of Virgilio Uribe and José Azueta, and underneath them, Mexico’s Naval Academy building. The figures of civilians defending the port of Veracruz appear on the left side of the coin and an anchor on the right side.
In the upper exergue, there is the legend “CENTENARIO DE LA GESTA HEROICA DE VERACRUZ” (CENTENARY OF THE HEROIC DEED OF THE PORT OF VERACRUZ) and the names “José Azueta” and “Virgilio Uribe” underneath it. In the lower exergue, there is the word “Escuela Naval” (Naval Academy) and the years “1914-2014”. Finally, on the left side of the field, there is Mexico’s mint mark, and on the right side, the $20 denomination
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