Mexico - Maximilian Peso silver coin |
Maximilian Peso |
Silver Peso coin of the Second Mexican Empire (Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico 1864-1867)
Obverse: Bare head of bearded Maximilian I of Mexico, right Small banner below.
Legend: MAXIMILIANO EMPERADOR
Reverse:Crowned oval shield displaying Mexican eagle supported on either side by griffin, sword and scepter en saltire.
Legend: IMPERIO MEXICANO 1 PESO 1866 Mo (Mexico City Mint)
A very nice and popular coin, of the short lived Mexican Empire of Maximilian I(brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I. of Austria).
Denomination: Peso
Reference: KM-388.1.
Mint Place: Mexico City
State: Mexico (Empire of Maximilian)
Diameter: 37 mm
Weight: 27 gram of Silver
Coins of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico