8 Escudos, Mexico, 1851

Description (Brief):

One (1) 8 escudo coin

Description (Brief)

Mexico, 1851

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Obverse Image: Liberty cap, above a book and an outstretched arm.

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Obverse Text: LA LIBERTAD EN LA LEY 1851

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Reverse Image: An eagle with wings spread clutches a snake in its beak over a patch of catus.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: REPUBLICA MEXICANA

Date Made: 1851

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Mexico

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection

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Credit Line: Estate of Josiah K. Lilly

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.68.159.1454Accession Number: 283645Catalog Number: 68.159.1454

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: gold (overall metal)0 (overall die axis)0 (overall die axis measurement)struck (overall production method)Measurements: overall: .2 cm x 3.7 cm; 3/32 in x 1 15/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-3d02-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1114164

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