Medal - Mexico Mint Quetzalcoatl; Mexico City, Mexico

Reverse

Mint mark at top.
Date above logo.
Legend at bottom perimeter.

Lettering:
M°
1980
SH
CP.
EL MUNDO DE LA CASA MONEDA

Unabridged legend: SHCP = Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit)

Translation: The world of the mint

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Feathered Serpent is a prominent supernatural entity or deity, found in many Mesoamerican religions. It is still called Quetzalcoatl among the Aztecs, Kukulkan among the Yucatec Maya, and Q'uq'umatz and Tohil among the K'iche' Maya.