Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
20 Centavos Ejército Cristero
| Issuer | Liga Nacional Defensora de la Libertad Religiosa |
|---|---|
| Year | 1927 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | 138 × 80 mm |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central oval vignette containing a standing armored female figure, identified as Joan of Arc, set against a guilloche underprint in green. A ribbon banner above the vignette carries the inscription "CONTRIBUCION PARA LA", with "CONQUISTA DE LA LIBERTAD" flanking the central medallion horizontally. Denomination numerals "20" appear at each corner within a decorative border of geometric and foliate ornament, with "VEINTE CENTAVOS" across the top and "MEXICO" and "AÑO DE 1927" at the base. The overall print is executed in rose-pink and green letterpress. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | VEINTE CENTAVOS CONTRIBUCION PARA LA CONQUISTA DE LA LIBERTAD AÑO DE 1927 MEXICO (Translation: TWENTY CENTAVOS / CONTRIBUTION FOR THE CONQUEST OF LIBERTY / YEAR OF 1927 / MEXICO) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse bearing a handwritten or typeset serial number and a patriotic exhortation in Spanish issued in the name of the National League for the Defense of Religious Freedom, referencing the martyrs of the Cristero War. A manuscript signature of the League's secretary appears at the foot of the text. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |