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1862, Mexico (1st Republic), Zacatecas State. Brass 1/8 Real (Octavo Real) Coin.

Mint Year: 1862
Mint Place: Zacatecas
References: KM-338.
Denomination: 1/8 Real (Octavo Real)
Condition: Minimal deposits, otherwise a nice XF!
Diameter: 22mm
Weight: 3.82gm
Material: Brass

Obverse: Monument, entwined by a tree. Value (OCTAVO) in legend below.
Legend: * ESTo LIBR. FEDo. DE ZACATECAS . 1862 * OCTAVO *

Reverse: A winged supid, holding an arrow topped by illuminated cap of Liberty floating right. Flagged building in background.

Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Zacatecas), is one of the 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas.

It is located in north-central Mexico and is bordered by the states of Durango to the northwest, Coahuila to the north, Nayarit to the west, San Luis Potosí and Nuevo León to the east, and Jalisco, Guanajuato and Aguascalientes to the south. The state is best known for its rich deposits of silver and other minerals, its colonial architecture and its importance during the Mexican Revolution. Its main economic activities are mining, agriculture and tourism.