1 Peso United Mexican States (1867 - ) Silver

1915, Mexico, Oaxaca (Provisional Government). Silver 1 Peso Coin.

Mint Year: 1915

Reference: KM-740.1.

Denomination: 1 Peso

Weight: ca. 7.8gm
Diameter: 26mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Heavy 4th unfinished bust of Benito Juarez left.

Legend: ESTADO YS DE OAXACA * 1915 *

Reverse: Value (UN PESO) in words above sprigs.

Legend: MONEDA PROVISIONAL

The Mexican Revolution (Spanish: Revolución mexicana) or Mexican Civil War (Spanish: Guerra civil mexicana) was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz, and lasted for the better part of a decade until around 1920. Over time the revolution changed from a revolt against the established order to a multi-sided civil war with frequently shifting power struggles. This armed conflict is often categorized as the most important sociopolitical event in Mexico and one of the greatest upheavals of the 20th century; it resulted in an important experimentation and reformation in social organization.

After prolonged struggles, its representatives produced the Mexican Constitution of 1917 during Venustiano Carranza’s term. The revolution is generally considered to have lasted until 1920, although the country continued to have sporadic, but comparatively minor, outbreaks of warfare well into the 1920s. The Cristero War of 1926 to 1929 was the most significant relapse into bloodshed.

Benito Pablo Juárez García, (21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served as the president of Mexico for five terms: 1858–1861 as interim, then 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872 as constitutional president. He resisted the French occupation of Mexico, overthrew the Second Mexican Empire, restored the Republic, and used liberal measures to modernize the country.