The Proof Mexican Gold Libertad comes in five total weights from the Mexican Mint, with a 1 oz gold coin and four fractional-ounce gold coins. The first coin in the series was issued in 1983, but annual production has only been ongoing since 2004. Today, 2023 1/2 oz Proof Mexican Gold Libertad Coins are available to you online.
Coin Highlights:
- Available to ship to you inside individual plastic capsules!
- 20th available coin in the 1/2 oz Proof Gold Libertad Series!
- Total mintage of 1,000!
- Contains 1/2 Troy oz of .999 pure gold.
- The obverse side includes the Mexican coat of arms.
- On the reverse is a depiction of the Angel of Independence, also known as Winged Victory.
The Angel of Independence can be seen every day at the top of the Mexican Independence Victory Column in Mexico City. The monument was commissioned in 1902 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Mexico’s independence and was inaugurated in 1910 during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz.
All of these 2023 1/2 oz Proof Mexican Gold Libertad Coins come in individual plastic capsules. The coins are proof specimens with frosted design elements and mirrored background fields. The 1/2 oz Proof Gold Libertad is the largest fractional-ounce coin in the series and has the second-longest production run, having debuted in 1989.
The obverse side of the 2023 Proof Mexican Gold Libertad comes with a depiction of the modern Mexican coat of arms. This seal includes a golden eagle in left-profile relief with its wings raised as its talons and beak clutch a serpent it is battling. The design includes a prickly pear cactus with a wreath of oak and laurel.
On the reverse field of 2023 1/2 oz Proof Gold Libertads, you will find the image of Winged Victory. She is shown here at the top of the Mexican Independence Victory Column in Mexico City with the peaks of Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl in the background.
