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Millennium
Coin Collection
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Millennium Coin Collection is a project designed by the Bank of Mexico
in order to commemorate the arrival of the year 2000 and the transition
to the Third Millennium. For this reason on January 4th of 1999 it organized
a contest, where he summoned the artistic community to participate in
the First National Contest of Numismatic Design. As a result of this contest,
the winning designs of the three competed subjects, were used for minting
each of the three coins of one ounce, whereas the fourth coin was designed
by "Casa de Moneda de Mexico". |
Mahogany
case |
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to indicate that the mintage of these coins is limited to 75,000 coins
of each one, from which 10,000 collections will be sold in their mahogany
case (these include 1 coin of 2 oz. and 3 of 1 ounce each), and the remaining
coins with individual acrylic pedestals. |
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| Coins description |
| Mexico's history during
the second millennium |
| Reproduction of a pre-Hispanic piece of gold work from the Mixtec-Zapotec
culture, which represents the profile of an eagle´s head with three
coiled serpents on the upper part. |
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| The role of man in the preservation of nature
on the face of a change of millennium |
| A monarch
butterfly formed by different elements found in nature, such as a macaw,
a dove, a humming bird, a fish, a periwinkle, a palm-tree, a couple of
dolphins and the water. Two dry twigs surround the butterfly, while a
pair of hands symbolize the human being´s responsability towards
the environment. |
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| Peace in the world towards the third millennium |
| A figure that represents the fusion of a hand with a dove. An olive branch
detaches from it, enclosing a space; there are five leaves in the outer
curve, representing the five continents and trying to express the kind
of union required to achieve peace in the world. As a continuity symbol,
in the lower part the numbers 1999 and 2000 are fused. |
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| Mexico during the second millenium |
| Reproduction
of the Library at the UNAM (Mexican Autonomous National University), the
aqueduct of Queretaro and the Mayan Observatory. Surrounding these three
architectonic masterworks, the aztec god Quetzalcoatl, in the form of
a feathered serpent, appears. |
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| reverse |
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| Observe of the coins |
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the center, the National Emblem in sculptured relief surrounded with the
legend "Estados Unidos Mexicanos". Surrounding it, and following
the contour of the frame, the reproduction of different emblems used throughout
the history of our country, including the eagle that is in the center
of the front page of the Mendocino Codex. |
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| Technical Information
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All
the coins that belongs to the Millennium Coin Collection are processed
in Fine Silver.
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NAME |
WEIGHT |
DIAMETER |
QUALITY |
FINENESS |
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Mexico during the second millennium |
2 ounces |
48 mm. |
Proof |
0.999 |
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Mexico's history during the second millennium |
1 ounce |
40 mm. |
Proof |
0.999 |
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The role of man in the preservation of nature on the face of a change of millennium |
1 ounce |
40 mm. |
Proof |
0.999 |
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Peace in the world towards the third millennium |
1 ounce |
40 mm. |
Proof |
0.999 |
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| Winners of the First National Contest of Numismatic Design |
| Olga María Vega de Ochoa |
First place winner on the subject "Mexico's history during the
second millennium".
She was born in the city of Queretaro. She now studies graphic design
and watercolor painting. She also studied in Indiana, USA, plastic arts,
and in Florence, Italy painting and restoration of artworks. |
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| Francisco Ortega Romero |
First place winner on the subject "The role of man in the preservation
of nature on the face of a change of millennium".
Francisco was born in Mexico City. He works as a graphic designer in
Queretaro.
He has worked as a creative director, sketch producer and illustrator;
he has also obtained first prizes in several contests on image and poster
design. |
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| Omar Jiménez Torres |
First place winner on the subject "Peace in the world towards the
third millennium".
He was born in Mexico City. He worked as an assistant of the creative
director of a design company. Currently he works as a graphic designer
and high school professor. He also designs cartoons in a weekly magazine. |
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