The Proof Mexican Gold Libertad Series at the Mexican Mint features a total of five weights. These are the same five weights available in the BU Gold Libertad Series and the options consist of a 1 oz gold coin paired with four fractional-ounce coins. The largest of those fractional-ounce coins is the 1/2 oz Gold Libertad. Right now, 2021 1/2 oz Proof Mexican Gold Libertad Coins are available to purchase online.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives in a protective plastic capsule!
- 17th year of issue for Proof Mexican Gold Libertad Coins!
- Limited mintage of only 450 coins!
- Contains 1/2 Troy oz of .999 pure gold.
- Winged Victory graces the obverse.
- Mexican coat of arms on the reverse.
- Proof specimens.
Each 2021 1/2 oz Proof Mexican Gold Libertad Coin is packaged individually for delivery inside a plastic capsule. Proof Gold Libertads come with traditional cameo-proof visuals that include frosted design elements overlaying mirrored fields for visual contrast between these two elements.
The Mexican Mint offers its Proof Gold Libertads in 2021 with extremely limited mintage figures. While the mintages this year are an increase from 2020, the mintages issued in 2020 were either new record lows or tied with previous record lows for each of the weights in the series. The 450 coins offered in the 2021 1/2 oz Proof Gold Libertad release mark the fifth-lowest mintage for this weight. Previous lows for the 1/2 oz include the 2014 and 2020 releases with the joint-lowest mintage of 250 coins, followed by 2013 with just 300 coins, and 2005 with just 400 coins.
Winged Victory graces the obverse design element of 2021 Proof Gold Libertad Coins. This effigy of Victory captures the Angel of Independence as she appears atop the Mexican Independence Victory Column. The statue of Victory was created in 1910, marking the centennial of the nation’s war of independence against Spain. It was placed atop the Victory Column in Mexican City upon its completion in 1921, the date that marks the centennial of independence.
For the reverse design of 2021 1/2 oz Proof Gold Libertad Coins, the mint features the Mexican coat of arms. This design shows a golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus as it battles with a serpent. There is an oak-and-laurel wreath beneath the design.
