CVC & Collectables presents a 1915 Mexico Dos Centavos is a regional Jalisco issue struck during the Mexican Revolution. Featuring a distinctly local design and crude revolutionary-era manufacture, this copper coin reflects the decentralized monetary conditions that existed throughout Mexico during this turbulent period. This well-preserved example has been certified NGC AU58 BN.
Coin Highlights:
- Country: Mexico
- Year: 1915
- Denomination: 2 Centavos
- Region: Jalisco
- Period: Mexican Revolution
- Composition: Copper
- Grade: NGC AU58 BN
- Color Designation: BN (Brown)
- Obverse: Features a Phrygian cap with radiating rays, surrounded by REPUBLICA MEXICANA, with the date 1915 below.
- Reverse: Displays a large stylized 2 at the center with the denomination CENTAVOS and additional surrounding inscriptions.
- Certification: Professionally authenticated and graded AU58 BN by NGC.
Design & Devices
The obverse prominently displays the Phrygian or Liberty cap, a long-standing symbol of liberty and republican ideals, set against a field of radiating rays. The reverse uses a comparatively simple central denomination design, characteristic of locally produced revolutionary coinage where function and ease of manufacture were important considerations.
Mexican Revolution History
The Mexican Revolution severely disrupted the country’s established banking and monetary systems. Shortages of circulating money led states, municipalities, military authorities, and revolutionary factions to issue their own coins and paper currency.
This 1915 Jalisco 2 Centavos is a tangible example of that decentralized monetary system. Revolutionary issues are particularly interesting because their designs, production quality, and inscriptions can vary significantly depending on the region and authority responsible for their manufacture.
Collectibility
Certified NGC AU58 BN, this example sits just below the Mint State level and retains considerable detail for a copper coin produced during the Mexican Revolution. Its Jalisco attribution, distinctive Liberty cap design, and high certified grade make it an appealing addition to a specialized collection of Mexican revolutionary coinage.
