CVC & Collectables presents the historically significant 1822 Mexico 8 Reales Iturbide, minted at the Mexico City Mint (Mo mintmark) under Emperor AgustÃn Iturbide, is a historic and rare silver coin from Mexico’s short-lived First Empire (1822-1823). Cataloged as KM# 308, this issue marks one of the earliest post-independence coinage designs. Graded XF Details by NGC, this piece retains sharp details despite signs of prior cleaning, making it an important artifact of Mexico’s transition from a Spanish colony to an independent empire.
Coin Highlights:
- Issuer: First Mexican Empire (AgustÃn Iturbide, 1822-1823)
- Date: 1822
- Mint: Mexico City (Mo mintmark)
- Assayer: JM
- Denomination: 8 Reales
- KM Number: KM# 308
- Composition: SilverÂ
- Weight: 27.07 g
- Diameter: 39 mm
- Edge: Reeded with inscribed legend
- Grade: NGC XF Details (Damaged) — Strong details with rim damage and surface marks.
Obverse:
- Design: Right-facing bust of Emperor AgustÃn Iturbide, wearing a laurel wreath, signifying his role as the leader of Mexico’s independence movement and first emperor.
- Inscription: AUGUSTINUS DEI PROVIDENTIA MEX I IMPERATOR
- Translation: “AgustÃn, by the Providence of God, Emperor of Mexico.”
Reverse:
- Design: The Mexican imperial coat of arms, featuring a crowned eagle perched on a cactus, holding a snake in its beak—symbolizing the nation’s Aztec heritage but now under imperial rule.
- Inscription: 8 R. Mo. JM. 1822
Collectibility:
This 1822 Mexico 8 Reales Iturbide (NGC XF Details, KM# 308) is a must-have piece for collectors. Despite its cleaned surfaces, this coin remains a historically important numismatic artifact, offering collectors a tangible piece of Mexico’s first independent government. A scarce and highly collectible silver coin, representing Mexico’s brief yet influential imperial era! Find more alike here!
