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Aztec Calendar Sun Stone, Silver 5oz.
Aztec Calendar Sun Stone, Silver 5oz.

Aztec Calendar Sun Stone, Silver 5oz.

$ 152.59

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: New
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    Description

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    This coin was awarded as the "most beautiful commemorative coin" in Busan, Korea 2008. It has the Aztec calendar on the front, with the legend “Mexico Tenochtitlan 1478”. Tenochtitlan was the Aztec capital city, it was located in what now is Mexico City. On the back of the coin there is the image of a coin press, one the original instruments used by the Casa de Moneda de Mexico to mint coins.
    The “Sun Stone” is one of the most famous Aztec sculptures, the original sculpture weighs around 24 tons and has a diameter of
    11.75 ft.
    It’s believed to have been carved around 1501 and it currently sits in the Aztec hall of the Anthropology Museum of Mexico City. Although the exact meaning of the “Sun Stone” has been subject to multiple theories and discussion, it´s one of the most representative remaining sculptures of the Aztecs, the greatest and last pre-hispanic empire in America.
    A special collector's edition brought to you by Mexican Coin House.
    Medal Details
    Diameter:
    42 mm
    Weight:
    5 oz.
    Fineness:
    0.999
    Composition:
    Silver
    Finishing:
    Matt & Shine