1822 Augustine Iturbide Proclamation Medal (Mexico - crown)

The 1822 Augustine Iturbide Proclamation Medal (Mexico - crown) was struck in 1822 and is part of the Mexican Imperial Coinage series.

Specifications

 * Engraver: F. G.
 * Obverse Design: Inscription of five lines
 * Reverse Design: The Mexican eagle
 * Edge: Plain
 * Weight:
 * Diameter: 35mm
 * Composition: Silver
 * Date Minted: 1822
 * Mintage:

Design
Obverse. At the top a star of eight points; in the field below, an inscription of five lines INAUGURACION | DE AGUSTIN. | PRIMER EMPERADOR | DE MEXICO. | JULIO 21 DE 1822 (Inauguration of Augustine, first Emperor of Mexico, July 21, 1822). A wreath of olive on the left and palm on the right surrounds the field.

Reverse. The Mexican eagle, imperially crowned, and without the serpent, stands upon a nopal, below which are the letters F. G.; a circle of small pellets surrounds the field; no legend; a double-lined circle appears between this and an ornamental border.