CVC & Collectables presents a historically significant Mexican gold civic medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of Tijuana’s designation as a Free Municipality (Municipio Libre). This issue reflects municipal autonomy granted in 1925 and should not be confused with the founding of the city itself, which predates this anniversary by several decades.
Medal Highlights:
- Issuer: Municipality of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
- Date: 1975
- Commemoration: 50th Anniversary of Municipio Libre status (1925–1975)
- Metal: Gold
- Weight: 41.60 grams
- Diameter: 40 mm
- Edge: Plain
- Grade: PCGS MS64
- Population: PCGS Pop 1
- Mint: Private / municipal issue (not Casa de Moneda de México)
Obverse:
Municipal coat of arms of Tijuana, flanked by stylized eagles. The central shield bears the inscriptions “TIJUANA,” “JUSTICIA SOCIAL,” “PAZ,” and “TRABAJO,” representing social justice, peace, and labor. Surrounding legend reads “CINCUENTA ANIVERSARIO · MUNICIPIO LIBRE · 1925 · 1975.”
Reverse:
National coat of arms of Mexico featuring the eagle standing on a cactus devouring a serpent, encircled by the legend “ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS.”
Collectibility:
Large-format Mexican gold civic medals from the 1970s are rarely encountered, particularly in gold and in high grade. With a substantial gold weight and a PCGS Population of 1, this medal represents a scarce and under-documented municipal issue with strong appeal to collectors of Mexican gold, exonumia, and civic history.
