RIO GRANDE COLLECTION

关于此套币: The Rio Grande Gold Libertad Proof Collection is dedicated to the beauty and historical significance of its design. The Onza (1 Ounce) gold proof was first minted in 2005 when only 250 were issued. In 2018, the Casa de Monedas began to issue a reverse proof of the Libertad series.

The obverse features the Angel of Independence (El Angel de la Independencia); in her right hand she holds a laurel crown, symbolizing Victory, while in her left hand she holds a broken chain, symbolizing Freedom. In the background are the legendary “Lover’s Peak.” A pre-Columbian Mexican legend relates that Popocatepetl, a great warrior, was in love with the fair maiden Iztaccihuatl, daughter of a tribal king. The lovers went to the king who told them he would allow the marriage only if Popocatepetl was victorious in battle with a rival tribe. Popocatepetl went off to battle, was indeed victorious, but was kept away longer than expected. A rival suitor to the hand of Iztaccihuatl spread the rumor that Popcattepetl had died in battle and the young maiden soon died of grief. When Popocatepetl returned he laid her body atop a mountain range that assumed the shape of a sleeping lady – the form that is evident in the western view of the Iztaccihuatl today. Overcome with sadness, Popocatepetl climbed the adjacent peak where, standing as sentinel with a smoking torch, he eternally watches over his lost love.

Then different versions of Mexico’s coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its mouth, standing on a cactus) are featured on the reverse of the coin.

MINTAGES:
2005 – PROOF – 250
2006 PROOF – 520
2007 PROOF – 500
2008 PROOF – 500
2009 PROOF – 600
2010 PROOF – 600
2011 PROOF – 1,100
2012 PROOF – NONE
2013 PROOF – 400
2014 PROOF – 250
2015 PROOF – 500
2016 PROOF – 2,100
2017 PROOF – 600
2018 PROOF – 1,000
2018 REVERSE PROOF – 1,000
2019 PROOF – 750
2019 REVERSE PROOF – 500
2020 PROOF – 250
2020 REVERSE PROOF – 250
2021 PROOF – 500
2021 REVERSE PROOF – 500