50 Pesos from Mexico | Yale University Art Gallery

1947

Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 41.67 g, 6:00, 37.1 mm
Credit Line: Gift of Meryl Blau Menon, M.A.T. 1961, in honor of her parents, Abram and Anna Blau
Accession Number: 2019.93.196
Geography: Made in Mexico
Culture: Mexican
Period: 20th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Winged Victory "The Angel of Independence", holding a laurel wreath in her right hand and broken chains in her left. In the background are the volcanoes, Popocatepetl and Iztaccíhuatl.50 Pesos, 37.5 gr. Oro puro. 1821-1947.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Eagle holding a serpent in its beak. Estados Unidos Mexicanos

Provenance

Dr. Abram Blau, New York, from about 1972 to about 1979; Meryl Blau Menon, New York, from about 1979 to 2019; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

Mexican peso, coins, money

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