E-auction 113-60941 - fwo_358095 - MEXICO 10 Pesos Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 1955 Mexico

MEXICO 10 Pesos Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 1955 Mexico MS

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Estimate :	35 €
Price :	23 €
Maximum bid :	28 €
End of the sale :	15 June 2015 18:09:30
bidders :	6 bidders

Type : 10 Pesos Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Date: 1955

Mint name / Town : Mexico

Quantity minted : 4271000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 40 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 28,87 g.

Edge : triée

Catalogue references :

KM20/474

Obverse

Obverse legend : DIEZ PESOS // . 28.8888 G .1955. LEY 900 // ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.

Obverse description : aigle au serpent.

Reverse

Reverse legend : INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD // . HIDALGO ..

Reverse description : portrait à gauche de Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.

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.”