The Bank of Mexico has presented its new 20-peso coin, which will enter into circulation as of this Monday.
It is a dodecagon - it will have 12 sides - with a size slightly larger than that of the 10 peso coin that is thrown to commemorate the centenary of the death of the revolutionary general in chief of the Liberation Army of the South, Emiliano Zapata.
The new form of payment, equivalent to the current 20-peso bill, will have the bust of the general wearing his famous hat on one of its faces next to a peasant plowing.
It has been more than 100 years since the leader of the peasant liberation movement was shot down by the Venustiano Carranza regime.
Two years after the centenary of his assassination in 1919, the Bank of Mexico has presented its last commemorative coin to remember the general who propagated the revolution.
Made of bronze and aluminum, the dodecagon frames Zapata's face in his usual hat and mustache.
Beside him, a peasant tills the land with an ox.
On the reverse side you can see the coat of arms of Mexico with an eagle killing a snake on a cactus.
The counterfeit security methods used in its design are a striated edge and a latent image that shows the silhouette of Mexico in the correct position.
This coin joins the list of commemorative designs that the Bank of Mexico has launched in recent years, such as the 500-year anniversary of the founding of the city and port of Veracruz, also for 20 pesos.
Some of them, such as the one launched in 1968 to remember Mexico as the capital of the Olympic Games, today reach a price in the collector market higher than 1,800 pesos, when their initial value inscribed in the metal was 25 pesos.
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