Information about effigy: Coat of Arms of Mexico

Coat of Arms of Mexico

The Coat of Arms of Mexico (Spanish: Escudo Nacional de México, literally "national shield of Mexico") is a national symbol of Mexico and depicts a Mexican (golden) eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake. 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. The image has been an important symbol of Mexican politics and culture for centuries. To the people of Tenochtitlan, 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).

The Mexican law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem regulates the name, the design and use of the arms. There they are officially called "coat of arms" (Spanish: escudo, literally "shield"), even if there is no heraldic shield and therefore, according to the rules of heraldry, it is not a traditional "coat of arms" and more precisely a "national emblem" instead (National Emblem of Mexico). It is in the centre of the flag of Mexico, is engraved on the obverse of Mexican peso coins, and is the basis of the Seal of the United Mexican States, the seal used on any official documents issued by the federal, state or municipal governmental authorities. The seal differs from the arms by the addition of the words Estados Unidos Mexicanos ("United Mexican States", the full official name of the country) in a semicircle around the upper half.

The style of the actual depiction of the emblem has changed several times throughout its history; the original version was introduced in 1821, with subsequent changes in 1824, 1864, 1867, 1893, 1916, 1934 and 1968 (the current version, by painter Francisco Eppens Helguera).

Coat of Arms of Mexico - showing 100 of 420 coins (Page 2 of 5)
NameMintageLegend
Silver Half Ounce 2001 Libertad 21,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2001 Libertad 26,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2001 Libertad 727,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2001 Libertad 7,200 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2001 Libertad 4,600 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2001 Libertad 26,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2001 Libertad 26,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2002 Libertad 37,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2002 Libertad 37,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2002 Libertad 15,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2002 Libertad 9,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2002 Libertad (Proof only) 1,820 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2002 Libertad 5,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2002 Libertad 37,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2002 Libertad 6,200 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2002 Libertad 853,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2002 Libertad 47,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2002 Libertad 5,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2002 Libertad 5,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2002 Libertad 5,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2003 Libertad 810,400 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2003 Libertad 24,900 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2003 Libertad 7,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2003 Libertad 31,400 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2003 Libertad (Proof only) 1,514 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2003 Libertad 500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2003 Libertad 10,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2003 Libertad 300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2003 Libertad 25,900 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2003 Libertad 300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2003 Libertad 54,400 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2003 Libertad 800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2003 Libertad 300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2004 Libertad 22,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2004 Libertad 17,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2004 Libertad 9,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2004 Libertad (Proof only) 1,501 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2004 Libertad 3,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2004 Libertad 17,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2004 Libertad 4,723 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2004 Libertad 453,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2004 Libertad 500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2004 Libertad 4,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2004 Libertad 2,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2004 Libertad 32,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2004 Libertad 2,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2005 Libertad 900 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2005 Libertad 12,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2005 Libertad 701,581 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2005 Libertad (Proof only) 500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2005 Libertad 3,401 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2005 Libertad 12,277 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2005 Libertad 4,149 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2005 Libertad 17,400 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2005 Libertad 3,250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2005 Libertad 17,600 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2005 Libertad 3,600 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2005 Libertad 900 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2005 Libertad 3,100 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2006 Libertad 18,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2006 Libertad 1,020 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2006 Libertad 17,900 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2006 Libertad 4,520 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2006 Libertad 17,900 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2006 Libertad 6,900 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2006 Libertad 304,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2006 Libertad 3,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2006 Libertad (Proof only) 874 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2006 Libertad 23,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2006 Libertad 4,520 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2006 Libertad 3,520 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2006 Libertad 3,620 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2007 Libertad 7,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2007 Libertad 205,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2007 Libertad 5,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2007 Libertad 3,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2007 Libertad 6,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2007 Libertad (Proof only) 700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2007 Libertad 3,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2007 Libertad 8,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2007 Libertad 1,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2007 Aztec Calendar 303 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2007 Libertad 7,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2007 Libertad 1,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2007 Libertad 1,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2007 Libertad 2,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2008 Libertad 11,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2008 Libertad 961,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2008 Libertad 3,703 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2008 Libertad 800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2008 Libertad 1,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2008 Libertad 18,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2008 Libertad 9,900 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2008 Libertad 11,900 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2008 Libertad 15,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2008 Aztec Calendar 1,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2008 Libertad 1,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2008 Libertad 10,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2008 Libertad 3,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2008 Libertad 1,600 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
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Coat of Arms of Mexico: Details
Year1821
CountryMexico
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