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  • 3 Centavos 1915, KM# 711, Oaxaca
  • 3 Centavos 1915, KM# 711, Oaxaca
Description

The Mexican Revolution (Spanish: Revolución mexicana), also known as the Mexican Civil War (Spanish: guerra civil mexicana), was a major armed struggle, lasting roughly from 1910 to 1920.

This coin was struck by the provisional government of the state of Oaxaca. The state of Oaxaca, which was not the scene of any fighting, issued the most extensive series of revolutionary coinage, most with the bust of native son Benito Juárez.

Obverse

Legend within rectangle with date below, stars in corners.

★ ESTADO ★
L.Y.S. DE
OAXACA
★ 1915. ★

Reverse

Legend within rectangle with stars in corners.

★PROVISIO★
NAL.TRES
CENTAVOS
★ ·-TM-· ★

Edge

3 Centavos

Provisional Government
KM# 711
Characteristics
Material Bronze
Weight -
Diameter 25 mm
Width 25 mm
Height 12 mm
Thickness -
Shape rectangular
Alignment Coin

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