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20 Centavos Ejército Cristero

Issuer Liga Nacional Defensora de la Libertad Religiosa
Year 1927
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Size 138 × 80 mm
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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.
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