{"id":468,"date":"2019-04-21T13:27:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T13:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findbullionprices.com\/blog\/?p=468"},"modified":"2026-06-06T14:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:08:02","slug":"mexican-libertad-coins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findbullionprices.com\/blog\/mexican-libertad-coins\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican Libertad Coins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Mexican Libertad is Mexico’s official sovereign bullion coin, struck annually by Banco de M\u00e9xico since 1982, four years before the American Silver Eagle. The silver Libertad is the world’s first annual-issue silver bullion coin<\/a>. Silver is offered in eight weights, including a 1 kilogram coin no other major sovereign mint produces in regular annual rotation. Gold is offered in five fractional sizes through 1 oz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Libertads carry no stamped face value. They are legal tender in Mexico, but they trade on metal content, not denomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n
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1 kg Silver Libertad Coin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
Spec<\/th>Silver<\/th>Gold<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Purity<\/td>.999 fine<\/td>.999 fine<\/td><\/tr>
Sizes<\/td>1\/20, 1\/10, 1\/4, 1\/2, 1, 2, 5 oz, 1 kg<\/td>1\/20, 1\/10, 1\/4, 1\/2, 1 oz<\/td><\/tr>
1 oz weight<\/td>31.10 g<\/td>31.10 g<\/td><\/tr>
1 oz diameter<\/td>40.0 mm<\/td>34.5 mm<\/td><\/tr>
1 kg diameter<\/td>110 mm<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
Edge<\/td>Reeded<\/td>Reeded<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Banco de M\u00e9xico also issues annual proof and reverse proof finishes in limited numbers. These typically sell out within weeks of release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Obverse \u2014 the Mexican coat of arms.<\/strong> The center features the eagle perched on a cactus with a serpent in its beak, surrounded by ten historical Mexican coats of arms. The Aztec founding legend holds that Huitzilopochtli told the Mexica to settle where they saw an eagle on a cactus devouring a snake \u2014 they found the sign on a small island in Lake Texcoco and founded Tenochtitl\u00e1n in 1325, on what is now Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gold Libertad Proof 5-coin set includes one of each size<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Reverse \u2014 Winged Victory and the volcanoes.<\/strong> The angel of independence is taken from the Mexican Independence Victory Column in Mexico City. Behind her stand Popocat\u00e9petl and Iztacc\u00edhuatl, the volcanoes from the Aztec love story in which the warrior Popocat\u00e9petl carries his princess to the mountains where they become eternal stone. The composition descends from the 1921 Centenario 50 Peso gold coin<\/a>, struck for the centennial of Mexican independence. The reverse design has been unchanged since 1982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Sets the Libertad Apart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kilogram size.<\/strong> Banco de M\u00e9xico introduced a proof-like 1 kg silver Libertad in 2002 and a bullion-finish 1 kg in 2008. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower mintages than the ASE.<\/strong> The American Silver Eagle bullion issue runs to tens of millions of coins per year. Recent Libertad 1 oz BU mintages have run in the low hundreds of thousands. Older issues, such as the 1980s key dates and 1990s proofs, carry meaningful numismatic premiums as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domestic sourcing.<\/strong> Mexico is the world’s largest silver producer and a top-five gold producer. Banco de M\u00e9xico sources Libertad metal from Mexican mines<\/a> rather than the global refined-metal market, a notable contrast given the recent supply-chain scrutiny<\/a> facing other government mints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 Mintage Collapse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 issue is the most disrupted in the series’ history:<\/p>\n\n\n\n