Silver Five Ounces Libertad, Coin Type from Mexico - detailed information

Silver Five Ounces Libertad, Coin Type from Mexico (issued 1996 - )
Coin TypeSilver Five Ounces Libertad

La Casa de Moneda de México (the Mexican Mint) was established in 1535 and is the oldest mint in the Americas. Apart from manufacturing all the circulation coinage for Mexico, the mint also strikes coins in the very large five ounces (5oz) of silver format. The best known of these is the Libertad series of bullion coins, which has been issued in a number of sizes in gold since 1981 and in silver since 1982.

The five ounces of silver format was added to the Libertad range in 1996. The obverse of the coin depicts the Coat of Arms of Mexico: a Mexican golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a rattlesnake. The reverse design is based on the 1921 gold Centenario, a coin issued to mark the centennial of Mexican independence (Libertad means Liberty in Spanish); it depicts the winged Nike (Victory, or Victoria in Spanish) - the statue which tops The Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City (built in 1910); in the background the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl are seen.

Libertad coins do not have a fixed face value; they are accepted as currency and guaranteed by Banco de México based on the market value of their precious metal content (similarly to the South African Krugerrand).

Obverse
Mexico / Silver Five Ounces Libertad - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin shows at its centre the Coat of Arms of Mexico, which depicts a Mexican (golden) eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, facing left, devouring a rattlesnake. The cactus is on a pedestal immersed in the Aztec symbol for water. Below, a wreath of oak and laurel leaves tied at its centre with a ribbon representing the flag of Mexico.

The design is rooted in the legend that the Aztec people would know where to build their city once they saw an eagle eating a snake on top of a lake. To the people of Tenochtitlan (the pre-European capital), this symbol had strong religious connotations, and to the Europeans it came to symbolise the triumph of good over evil (with the snake sometimes representative of the serpent in the Garden of Eden).

Around above, the legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS, meaning United Mexican States in Spanish - which is the full official name of Mexico.

Within a plain border, surrounding the Coat of Arms and the inscription is a wide rim in which there are ten more depictions of the Coat of Arms of Mexico, illustrating the different styles it had throughout its history (the oldest depicted on top is the prototype of the symbol as seen in the 1541 Codex Mendoza, then in chronological order clockwise).

Obverse Inscription ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Reverse
Mexico / Silver Five Ounces Libertad - reverse photo

The reverse of the coin shows at its centre the statue of Nike (the Greek goddess of Victory, in Spanish: Victoria) from the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City - commonly known simply as The Angel. She is represented as a young bare-breasted winged woman holding a laurel wreath in her outstretched right hand, and a broken chain (a symbol of freedom) in her left hand. Visible below the figure is the pedestal which tops the monument.

The volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl can be seen in the background.

Around above, interrupted by the wings of the angel, the inscription 5 ONZAS PLATA PURA [year] LEY .999 (five troy ounces of pure silver with purity 99.9%).

The Mo mint mark of the Mexican Mint (large letter M above which a small o) is in the upper right field.

The border is plain.

Reverse Inscription 5 ONZAS PLATA PURA [year] LEY .999
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Coin Type: Silver Five Ounces Libertad - (29) Coins
Coin NameReverseObverseDetails
Silver Five Ounces 1996 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 1996 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 1996 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 21,200
Silver Five Ounces 1997 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 1997 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 1997 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 11,300
Silver Five Ounces 1998 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 1998 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 3,900
Silver Five Ounces 1999 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 1999 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 1999 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 2,900
Silver Five Ounces 2000 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2000 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2000 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 4,500
Silver Five Ounces 2001 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2001 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2001 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 4,600
Silver Five Ounces 2002 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2002 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2002 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 6,200
Silver Five Ounces 2003 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2003 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2003 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 7,500
Silver Five Ounces 2004 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2004 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 4,723
Silver Five Ounces 2005 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2005 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 3,401
Silver Five Ounces 2006 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2006 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2006 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 3,700
Silver Five Ounces 2007 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2007 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2007 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 3,500
Silver Five Ounces 2008 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2008 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2008 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 9,900
Silver Five Ounces 2009 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2009 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2009 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 26,000
Silver Five Ounces 2010 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2010 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2010 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 11,500
Silver Five Ounces 2011 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2011 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2011 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 12,000
Silver Five Ounces 2012 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2012 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2012 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 9,500
Silver Five Ounces 2013 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2013 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2013 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 12,000
Silver Five Ounces 2014 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2014 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2014 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 7,200
Silver Five Ounces 2015 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2015 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2015 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 11,100
Silver Five Ounces 2016 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2016 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2016 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 14,150
Silver Five Ounces 2017 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2017 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2017 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 9,400
Silver Five Ounces 2018 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2018 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2018 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 25,700
Silver Five Ounces 2019 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2019 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2019 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 22,500
Silver Five Ounces 2020 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2020 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2020 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 12,850
Silver Five Ounces 2021 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2021 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2021 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 14,250
Silver Five Ounces 2022 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2022 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2022 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 9,700
Silver Five Ounces 2023 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2023 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2023 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: 30,000
Silver Five Ounces 2024 Libertad Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2024 Libertad - reverse photo Mexico / Silver Five Ounces 2024 Libertad - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Mexican Mint
Mintage: unknown
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Silver Five Ounces Libertad: Details
CountryMexico
CurrencyMexican Peso (New)
Sub-type ofSilver Five Ounces (5 oz)
From1996
Face Value(varies) (x Peso)
CurrentYes
Material0.999 Silver
Designer
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationCoin Alignment (Axis 6)
Size65.0000 mm
Thickness5.4000 mm
Mass155.5175 g