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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). | ||||
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Coin Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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Silver Five Ounces 1996 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 21,200 |
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Silver Five Ounces 1997 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 11,300 |
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Silver Five Ounces 1998 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 3,900 |
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Silver Five Ounces 1999 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 2,900 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2000 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 4,500 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2001 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 4,600 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2002 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 6,200 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2003 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 7,500 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2004 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 4,723 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2005 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 3,401 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2006 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 3,700 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2007 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 3,500 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2008 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 9,900 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2009 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 26,000 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2010 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 11,500 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2011 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 12,000 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2012 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 9,500 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2013 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 12,000 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2014 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 7,200 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2015 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 11,100 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2016 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 14,150 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2017 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 9,400 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2018 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 25,700 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2019 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 22,500 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2020 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 12,850 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2021 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 14,250 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2022 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 9,700 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2023 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: 30,000 |
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Silver Five Ounces 2024 Libertad |
Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Mexican Mint Mintage: unknown |
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Country | Mexico |
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Currency | Mexican Peso (New) |
Sub-type of | Silver Five Ounces (5 oz) |
From | 1996 |
Face Value | (varies) (x Peso) |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.999 Silver |
Designer | |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Coin Alignment (Axis 6) |
Size | 65.0000 mm |
Thickness | 5.4000 mm |
Mass | 155.5175 g |
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