Mexico, 1890 AD., Guanajuato mint, 25 Centavos, KM 406.5.
Mexico, Guanajuato mint, 1890 AD.,
25 Centavos (25 mm / 6,79 g), 0,903 silver, 6,77 g theor. mint weight, mintage 236.000 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: REPUBLICA MEXICANA / 1890 , facing eagle on cactus, wings spread, snake in beak, branches below.
Rev.: LIBERTAD / LEY / 25 CENTAVOS Go R 902,7 , liberty cap with inscription "LIBERTAD" surrounded by rays above scales, paper between scales and sword, "LEY" on paper.
KM 406.5 .
the legend of Tenochtitlan - how Mexico City was founded: As the Mexica, a small Mid-Mexican tribe were chased from their grounds, they had to look for new space. Their most important god, Huitzilopochtli, told the tribe they must build their new town on the place where they should find an eagle on a cactus, eating a snake. They found the place in the marshes of Lake Texcoco. The Mexica became the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan turned into Mexico City.