1866-M° Maximilian Fifty Centavos

The 1866-M° Maximilian Fifty Centavos) was struck in 1866 and is part of the Mexican Imperial Coinage series.

Specifications

 * Designer:
 * Obverse Design: Head of Maximilian
 * Reverse Design: Imperially crowned arms of Mexico
 * Edge:
 * Weight:
 * Diameter: 31mm
 * Composition: Silver
 * Date Minted: 1866
 * Mintage:

Design
Obverse. Design and legend the same precisely as 1866-M° Maximilian Peso (Small Letters), but smaller.

Reverse. The Mexican eagle in an imperially crowned elliptical shield, a ribbon festooned on each side at the top ; on the border of the shield, to the left, EQUIDAD EN and to the right, LA JUSTICIA; a five-pointed star at the bottom. Legend: at the top, IMPERIO MEXICANO; in the lower left margin, 50 CENT, and opposite, to the right 1866 Ṁ. A border of small pellets on each side, as on the dollars. Struck only at the Mexico mint in 1866. I have never seen a specimen of any other date or mint. They are extremely rare. Edge the same as 1866-M° Maximilian Twenty Pesos.