Mexico 1 Peso, Jose Morelos, “ Tepalcate“

Mexico 1 Peso, Jose Morelos, “ Tepalcate“ lot of 4 coins: 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 Issuer Mexico Years 1957-1967 Value 1 Peso (1 MXP) Currency Peso (1863-1992) Composition Billon (.100 silver ) (Copper .700, Nickel .100, Zinc .100) Weight 16 g Diameter 34.5 mm Thickness 2.3 mm Shape Round Technique Milled Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓ Demonetized Yes Obverse Country name (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) in a semicircle over the Mexican coat of arms: a Mexican golden eagle standing on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake. At the base of the cactus there is a holm oak (encino) branch on one side and a laurel branch on the other. Denomination and year at the bottom. Lettering: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS ·UN PESO 1963· Reverse Jose Morelos portrait facing right NOTE: Mintmark Mo to left of head Lettering: MO Edge Plain with lettering :INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD