Live auction - fwo_478167 - MEXICO 5 Pesos Miguel Hidalgo 1919 Mexico

MEXICO 5 Pesos Miguel Hidalgo 1919 Mexico AU

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Estimate :	250 €
Price :	155 €
Maximum bid :	170 €
End of the sale :	10 April 2018 18:29:06
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 5 Pesos Miguel Hidalgo

Date: 1919

Mint name / Town : Mexico

Quantity minted : 506000

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 4,15 g.

Edge : inscrite en creux

Catalogue references :

KM20/464

Obverse

Obverse legend : ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.

Obverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un cactus, terrassant un serpent.

Reverse

Reverse legend : CINCO PESOS M * 1919.

Reverse description : Tête de Miguel Hidalgo à gauche.

Commentary

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811) est un religieux aux idées libérales. Célèbre pour son Grito de Dolores, appel à la sédition contre le gouvernement de Joseph Bonaparte, il devient vite le “père de la Patrie” initiateur de la guerre d’indépendance. En 1811, il est capturé, jugé et exécuté par les royalistes. Il sera aussi surnommé “El Zorro”.
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811) was a religious man with liberal ideas. Famous for his Grito de Dolores, a call to sedition against the government of Joseph Bonaparte, he quickly became the “father of the Fatherland” and initiator of the War of Independence. In 1811, he was captured, tried, and executed by the royalists. He would also be nicknamed “El Zorro.”