Archive – Mexico
Aztec God and jaguars – The Aztec calendar on a 2011 Mexican 1 kg silver coin
One of the world’s most impressive archaeological treasures ? weighing over 22 tons and with a diameter of about 12 feet ? has inspired one of the world’s largest coins, containing 1 kilogram (over 32 oz.) of pure silver... [ more ]
“A Meeting of Two Worlds”: Historic Ibero-American Coins Re-issued
The Royal Spanish Mint issued nine Ibero-American historic coins like Argentina’s first 1-peso coin or the Spanish 8-reales. But on the obverse these coins show the coats-of-arms of all participating countries... [ more ]