50 Centavo

1866, Mexico, Maximilian I of Austria. Rare Silver 50 Centavos Coni. NGC AU-58!

Mint Year: 1866
Mintage: 31,000 pcs.
Mint Place: Mexico City'
Reference: KM-387. Rare!
State: Mexico (Empire of Maximilian)
Denomination: 50 Centavos (½ Peso)
Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as AU-58!
Weight: 13.54gm
Diameter: 30mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Bare head of bearded Maximilian right.
Legend: MAXIMILIANO EMPERADOR

Reverse: Crowned oval shield displaying Mexican eagle supported on either side by Griffin, sword and scepter in saltire.
Legend: IMPERIO MEXICANO 50 CENT. - 1866 Mo.

Maximilian I of Mexico (6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867; born Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph of Austria) was a member of the Imperial House of Habsburg-Lorraine. After a distinguished career in the Austrian Navy he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico, during the Second Mexican Empire, with the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican monarchists on 10 April 1864. Many foreign governments refused to recognize his government, including the United States. This helped to ensure the success of Republican forces led by Benito Juárez, and Maximilian was executed, after capture by Republicans, in 1867. In Mexico, he and his consort are known as Maximiliano and Carlota.