⅛ Real "Octavo" (State Coinage, Guanajuato)
Country: Mexico (Republic)
Denomination: 1/8 Real
(0.125)
Year: 1856
Material: Brass
Weight: 7.2 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 29 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: mexico republic
Description:
Obverse
Eagle with wings spread standing on a nopal (prickly pear) cactus with a snake in its beak, surrounded by the legend above and a half-wreath of oak and laurel below.
Reverse
Within an oval, two hands holding a chisel and hammer, surrounded by a radiant liberty cap above and a half-wreath of laurel below.
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