Mexico 1 onza Libertad Type 1 PLATA PURA KM-494.2 UNC PCGS silver coin 1991

This Mexico 1 Onza Libertad silver coin, issued in 1991, is the Type 1 KM-494.2 variety struck in .999 fine silver by the Mexican Mint and certified UNC by PCGS. The reverse features the classic Winged Victory, the Angel of Independence, standing frontally with broad feathered wings, flowing classical drapery and a laurel wreath raised high in her right hand. Behind her rise the volcanic peaks Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, while 1 onza, PLATA PURA, Mo mint mark, 1991 MEXICO and Ley .999 complete the composition. The obverse presents Mexico’s national coat of arms: a powerful eagle gripping a snake while perched on a prickly pear cactus, with visible cactus pads and fruit, oak and laurel branches below, and ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS above. Numista records a mintage of 1,650,518 for the 1991 Type 1 obverse/Type 1 reverse variety. This certified early Libertad combines historic Mexican symbolism with the enduring appeal of classic silver bullion.

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