That is a superb piece of silver! The images on Mexican silver always take my breath away. (Gasp ..gasp) Do you own this coin? Any background info would be appreciated
I bought recently. Here's some info from the mint's website. I dont understand Mexican though http://www.cmm.gob.mx/precolombina.html PS. Click on Coleccion Azteca-> than forward one more page or you can download the PDF file here: http://www.cmm.gob.mx/azteca.pdf
Just have a look at the condor and the snake, dont it look same as the old Perth Mint logo, but the Perth Mint logo since its a newer establishment looks a lot more 'peacefull' , ( Black Swan holding some ribbon ). all the same
Similar Logo on an 1913 GERMANY 2 Mark German Silver Coin NAPOLEON Prussia image source http://typesets.wikidot.com/germany:prussia:2mark-1913
The eagle is widely used by govts as their national emblem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_(heraldry)