Mexico is a country with extremely rich silver reserves, and has been the world's largest producer of silver for hundreds of years. Since the 16th century, it has been a Spanish colony, and the silver mine has been controlled by the Spaniards, not only the mined raw silver has been continuously transported to Spain, but also the Spaniards directly opened a mint in Mexico, and the raw silver minted double column silver is sold to China and other Asian regions in exchange for silk, tea and other daily necessities;Until Mexico became independent in 1821, got rid of Spanish rule, and gradually recovered silver mines, mints, etc., in the case that Mexico itself did not have armed expansion, it could only rely on its own advantages to carry out foreign **, in exchange for necessities and gradually develop itself. Since 1823, the country has cast a new version of Eagle Ocean, and began to enter foreign markets including China, with sufficient raw materials and ready-made technology to ensure the shape and quality of Eagle Ocean's manufacturing, Eagle Ocean's high silver content and production specifications, and the cessation of casting of Spanish double-column Silver Ocean, which is the fundamental reason for its occupation of the market.
In the Qing Dynasty at that time, the use of foreign silver coins was not uncommon, starting with the Spanish double-column silver dollar, the common people found that these silver dollars were fixed in size, the fineness was guaranteed, and the trouble of cutting broken silver was also avoided. By the middle of the 19th century, the independence of Latin America seriously interfered with the import of silver dollars from Europe, and the Qing Dynasty at that time did not have a local silver dollar, so the large and high-quality Mexican Eagle Ocean took advantage of this to occupy the Chinese market and became the most popular silver dollar in the market at that time.
There are two types of eagle oceans, the lace eagle before 1897 and the straight-edged eagle after 1898. Both have the same specifications: 39 mm in diameter and 27 in weight07 grams, 95 fineness30%。The lace eagle ocean has a face value of 8 riel (real) and the straight-edged eagle ocean has a face value of 1 peso (peso). On the obverse of the silver dollar is an eagle with outstretched wings and a long snake in its beak (the lace eagle snake tail is connected to the eagle's wings, and the straight-sided eagle snake tail is not connected to the eagle's wings), standing on one leg on a cactus (national flower), and above the edge is the Spanish inscription "republikamexikana (Republic of Mexico)."
On the back** is a free soft cap. The brim book has the words "libertad" in Spanish. Pillars of light of different lengths radiate around the cap (the number of beams of the lace eagle and the straight-edged eagle is also different, the middle of the 3 pillars of light at the top of the lace eagle free hat is shorter, and the middle of the straight-edged eagle is longer.) The motif symbolizes strength, loyalty, peace, and freedom.
With the continuous development of China's economy, people's material and cultural level has also been continuously improved, and people's spiritual and cultural needs have become increasingly diversified. Coin collecting craze has long become a trend in major cities in China, and coin collection has become an indispensable financial investment channel for people today. The field of numismatic collection covers a wide range, including ancient coins, ancient silver coins, silver dollars, various gold and silver coins, and renminbi since the founding of New China. Mexico has always maintained a long tradition of coinage, which has become an art. For coin collectors, collecting a variety of coins from Mexico is precious.
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