Description
Country or authority: Mexico, Mexican Republic
Year or date range: 1884
Denomination: 8 Reales
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: No ruler portrait; Mexican republican eagle
Mint or mintmark: Mexico City, Mᵒ; assayer initials M.H.
Catalogue references: KM 377.10
Obverse description: Second photograph, labelled reverse: eagle with spread wings and head turned right, holding a snake in its beak and talon, standing on a cactus above water. Wreath below; legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA. Several incuse punches interrupt the design.
Reverse description: First photograph, labelled obverse: liberty cap inscribed LIBERTAD surrounded by rays. Peripheral inscription reads ★ 8R · Mᵒ · 1884 · M.H. · 10Dˢ · 20Gˢ. Multiple incuse punches appear across the rays and fields.
