World Gold - 1945 50 Pesos Gold Mexico City Mint, KM-481 PCGS MS64

1945 50 Pesos Gold. Mexico City Mint. KM# 481. N# 15038. This is a brilliant and attractive gold coin to add to your collection. PCGS has graded 139 as MS64 with 206 finer. The obverse presents the national coat of arms of Mexico, a golden eagle right, standing atop a prickly pair cactus, eating a rattlesnake. It reads, ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANS (United States of Mexico). The reverse displays Winged Victory with mountain peaks behind and reads, 50 PESOS 37,5 Gr. ORO PURO (37.5 Grams Pure Gold). The years 1821 and 1945 are below on the mountains. Edge lettering: INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD (Independence and Liberty). This series was struck from 1921 to 1946 to commemorate the Centennial of Mexican Independence from Spain in 1821. This coin has a mintage of 1,012,000, is 37 mm. in diameter, weighs 41.6666 grams, and is .900 fine gold.

The national coat of arms of Mexico.