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1913, Mexico (United States). Beautiful Large Silver "Caballito" Peso Coin. AU++
Mint Year: 1913 Reference: KM-453. Mint Place: Mexico City Condition: Minor hits from circulation on edge, otherwise a nice AU++ Denomination: Peso - "Caballito" - also known as the most beautiful of Mexican coins! Weight: 27.06gm Diameter: 39mm Material: Silver
Obverse: An eagle with a snake in its beak, standing on Aztec island (Tenochtitlan) with a cactus plant. All within wreath below. Legend: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / UN PESO
Reverse: A young woman (personification of the Republic) riding a horse, her hand lifted high in exhortation, and the date. Exergue: . 1913 .
In 1910, a new peso coin was issued, the famous "Caballito", considered one of the most beautiful of Mexican coins. These were minted in .903 silver from 1910 to 1914.
Tenochtitlan (sometimes also known as Mexico Tenochtitlan or Tenochtitlan Mexico) was a Nahua altepetl (city-state) located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. Founded in 1325, it became the seat of the growing Aztec Empire in the 15th century, until captured by the Spanish in 1521. When paired with Mexico the name is a reference to Mexica, the people of the surrounding Aztec heartland. It subsequently became a cabecera of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and today the ruins of Tenochtitlan are located in the central part of Mexico City.
Its name comes from Nahuatl tetl = "rock" and nochtli = "prickly pear" and means "Among the prickly pears rocks". Tenochtitlan was one of two Mexican altepetl, the other being Tlatelolco.