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Quetzalcoatle
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Moneta
Registered: August 2005
Location: Arizona USA
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This coin shows a relief reproduction that symbolizes the birth of Ce-Acatl Topilzin Quetzalcoatl. Tradition tells that Ce-Acatl led the Toltecs to become a great power once they were established in Tula Xicocotitlan, nowadays Hidalgo city. He ruled this civilization from 925 to 950 A.D. Surrounding the coin there is an outline with a design inspired by the belt of a Quetzalcoatl figure. I'll do some more research on this but as one of the more famous figures in Mesoamerica, Cortez and his merry band of Conquistadors were mistaken for a returning Quetzalcoatl and were given the benefit of the doubt, which is all that was needed to destroy several Mesoamerican civilizations.
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Mexico's Pre-Columbian Series - Don Bailey: /library/Mexico's%20Precolumbian%20Series%20-%20Bailey.pdf
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Keywords: mexico mexican pre-columbian
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Denomination: 5 Pesos
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Reference #: KM 665
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Date/Mintmark: 1998
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Condition: Proof
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Weight: 1 oz. Troy
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Metal: Ag - .999
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