Medal - Quadricentennial of Printing in Mexico
Features
| Location |
Mexico
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
United Mexican States/Mexican Republic (1823-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1939 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 24.25 g |
| Diameter | 39.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 539895 |
| References | Grove II# 508a Frank W. Grove, James H. Sutton Jr.; 1974. Medals of Mexico / Volume 2. 1821-1971. Prune Tree Graphics, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. |
Commemorative issue
400 years of printing in Mexico
Obverse
Ship under sail right, bearing open book with inscription; rising sun in distance; below banner with inscription.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MDXXIX 1939
IV CENTENARIO DE LA IMPRENTA // EN MEXICO, 1A DE AMERICA
Reverse
Early print shop with two workers at printing press, one behind at letter tray.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 1539-1939
Edge
Plain
Mint
Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date)See also
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1939 | 1 000 | ||||||||||||||
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