E-auction 168-104222 - fwo_397105 - MEXICO 5 Pesos Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 1953 Mexico

MEXICO 5 Pesos Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 1953 Mexico AU

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Estimate :	50 €
Price :	16 €
Maximum bid :	20 €
End of the sale :	04 July 2016 17:41:00
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : 5 Pesos Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Date: 1953

Mint name / Town : Mexico

Quantity minted : 20376000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 720 ‰

Diameter : 40 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 27,7 g.

Edge : en creux

Catalogue references :

KM20/-

Obverse

Obverse legend : ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS // CINCO PESOS / MO 1953.

Obverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un cactus, terrassant un serpent et inscriptions PESO 27 7/9 G - LEY 0.720.

Reverse

Reverse description : Tête de Miguel Hidalgo à gauche dans une couronne de laurier.

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.”