1822 Augustine Iturbide Proclamation Medal (Vera Cruz - crown)

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

Specifications

 * Engraver: Gardillo f
 * Obverse Design: The Mexican eagle on the nopal
 * Reverse Design: Inscription in six lines
 * Edge: Plain
 * Weight:
 * Diameter: 28mm
 * Composition: Silver
 * Date Minted: 1822
 * Mintage:

Design
Obverse. The Mexican eagle on the nopal, imperially crowned. Legend : LA CIUDAD DE VERA CRUZ (The city of Vera Cruz): at the right of the shrub Gardillo f. All surrounded by an ornate embattled border.

Reverse. In the field an inscription in six lines: PROCLAMA | POR EMPERADOR | CONSTITUCIONAL | DE MEJICO | AL S • D • AG • I • | AÑO DE (in cipher) ° 1822 (Proclaimed as Señor Don Augustine I, Constitutional Emperor of Mexico, in the year 1822); a floreated ornament above the inscription. Border as on the obverse.