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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 4 of 5)
NameMintageLegend
Silver Quarter Ounce 2016 Libertad 27,250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2016 Libertad 14,150 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2016 Aztec Calendar 1,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2016 Libertad 35,450 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2016 Libertad 5,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2016 Libertad 5,900 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2016 Libertad 3,100 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2017 Libertad 21,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2017 Libertad 9,400 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2017 Libertad 1,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2017 Libertad 1,400 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2017 Libertad 1,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2017 Libertad 12,950 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2017 Libertad 16,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2017 Libertad 645,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2017 Libertad 13,950 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2017 Aztec Calendar 1,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2017 Libertad 17,600 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2017 Libertad 1,600 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2017 Libertad 1,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2017 Libertad 2,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2018 Libertad 22,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2018 Libertad 1,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2018 Libertad 23,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2018 Libertad 25,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2018 Libertad 3,250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2018 Libertad 4,050 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2018 Libertad 351,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2018 Libertad 26,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2018 Libertad 29,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2018 Aztec Calendar 1,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2018 Libertad 3,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2018 Libertad 3,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2018 Libertad 25,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2018 Libertad 2,250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2019 Libertad 10,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2019 Libertad 22,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2019 Libertad 10,800 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2019 Libertad 8,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2019 Libertad 409,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2019 Libertad 700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2019 Libertad 23,050 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2019 Libertad 3,250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2019 Libertad 2,650 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2019 Aztec Calendar 500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2019 Libertad 2,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2019 Libertad 10,350 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2019 Libertad 2,250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2019 Libertad 2,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2020 Libertad 9,600 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2020 Libertad 1,200 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2020 Libertad 750 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2020 Libertad 12,850 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2020 Libertad 1,600 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2020 Libertad 9,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2020 Libertad 306,850 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2020 Libertad 9,550 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2020 Libertad 7,150 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2020 Aztec Calendar 250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2020 Libertad 8,250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2020 Libertad 950 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2020 Libertad 950 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2020 Libertad 950 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2021 Libertad 6,200 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2021 Libertad 4,750 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2021 Libertad 15,250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2021 Libertad 14,250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2021 Libertad 2,050 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2021 Libertad 617,550 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2021 Libertad 1,450 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2021 Libertad 6,200 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2021 Libertad 750 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2021 Aztec Calendar 250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2021 Bicentennial of National Independence 5,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2021 Libertad 5,850 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2021 Libertad 1,350 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2021 Libertad 1,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2021 Libertad 950 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2022 Libertad 6,805 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2022 Libertad 5,550 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2022 Libertad 7,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Ounce 2022 Libertad 3,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2022 Libertad 554,400 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2022 Libertad 400 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2022 Libertad 2,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2022 Libertad 8,950 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2022 Libertad 9,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2022 Aztec Calendar 200 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Twentieth-Ounce 2022 Libertad 2,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2022 Libertad 2,500 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Twentieth-Ounce 2022 Libertad 7,250 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Quarter Ounce 2022 Libertad 2,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Five Ounces 2023 Libertad 30,000 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Gold Half Ounce 2023 Libertad 3,700 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Two Ounces 2023 Libertad 35,300 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Tenth-Ounce 2023 Libertad unknown ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Half Ounce 2023 Libertad unknown ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Quarter Ounce 2023 Libertad unknown ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Kilo 2023 Libertad 748 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Silver Ounce 2023 Libertad 631,350 ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
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Year1821
CountryMexico
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