1968 MEXICAN 25 PESOS BRILLIANT CIRCULATED .720 SILVER PROOF COIN, Celebrating 19th Summer Olympics - Mexico 1968

1968 MEXICAN 25 PESOS BRILLIANT CIRCULATED SILVER PROOF COIN, Celebrating The 1968 Olympics in Mexico. Condition appears to have been lightly circulated, but no visible damage. BONUS: The coin is presented in a vintage blue vinyl flip-style coin holder by the Canadian Bank of Montreal!

Reverse: The Olympic rings beneath an Aztec ball player facing left with the legend surrounding. Lettering: JUEGOS DE LA XIX OLIMPIADA MEXICO 1968

Obverse: The Mexican coat of arms (eagle facing left with a legend at the top), with the value to the left, and the silver purity and mintmark to the right. Lettering: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS, 25 PESOS

• Composition: Silver (.720) (Copper .280)
• Weight: 22.5 grams
• Diameter: 38 mm
• Thickness: 2.65 mm

DID YOU KNOW? The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad (Spanish: Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (Spanish: México 1968), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico.

GC&C Stock #4074