1822 Augustine Iturbide Proclamation Medal (Mexico - star)

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

Specifications

 * Designer:
 * Obverse Design: Sword and sceptre crossed
 * Reverse Design: Inscription in six lines
 * Edge: Plain
 * Weight:
 * Diameter: 31mm
 * Composition: Silver and copper
 * Date Minted: 1822
 * Mintage:

Design
Obverse. In the field a crown surrounded by formal rays, below which are a sword and sceptre crossed. Legend: A AGUSTIN 1° EMPERADOR CONSTITUCIONAL DE MEXICO (To Augustine, First Constitutional Emperor of Mexico).

Reverse. At the top an eight-pointed star, beneath which an inscription in six lines, PROCLAMADO | POR ELAYUNTAM | DE | AGUAS CALIENTES. | A 12 DE DEBRE | DE 1822. [ЕВ in DEBRE in cipher, with a mark above, showing the omission of the other letters of Diciembre; see cut.] (Proclaimed by the magistrates of Aguas Calientes, Dec. 12, 1822.) A wreath of laurel, tied with a bow at the bottom, surrounds all.