Description: MEXICO Silver Crown1950-Mo 5 Pesos Opening of Southern Railroad (Ferrocarril) Commemorative issued CoinBeautiful Heritage Crown Silver 0.720 Weight 27 g Diameter 40 mmObverse Eagle perched on cactus with snake in beak. Lettering: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS LEY PESO .720 277/9 g CINCO PESOS Mo 1950 Engraver: Manuel L. Negrete Reverse Rising sun with 1950 inscribed over train with two palm trees. Commemorates the opening of the Railway line running from Mexico City all the way to the Yucatan Peninsula up to Port Progreso at the very tip of the peninsula. Lettering: INAUGURACION DEL FERROCARRIL DEL SURESTE 1950 Engraver: Manuel L. Negrete Edge Plain with lettering Lettering: AGRICULTURA INDUSTRIA COMERCIONOTE: These Coins were badly distributed and most of them were stored in Mexico City Mint. Later when the time came to make other silver coins they were marked for re-melt; this destroyed over half of them, effectively making this one of the Rarest Mid-1900s silver coins in Mexico. 100,000 of these coins were melted to be used for the 1968 Olympics 25 Pesos
Price: 260 AUD
Location: Bendigo Region, Victoria
End Time: 2025-01-23T01:34:57.000Z
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Composition: Silver
Year: 1950-Mo
Era: 1950s
Mint Marked: Yes
Country: Mexico
Modified Item: No
specifics: Silver 5 Pesos Crown
