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1957, Mexico (2nd Republic). Large Silver 10 Pesos "Constitution Centennial" Coin.

Mint Year: 1957 Reference: KM-475. Mintage: 100,000 pcs. Mint Place: Mexico City Condition: A nice lustre AU-UNC! Denomination: 10 Pesos (Diez Pesos) - Constitution Centennial Material: Silver (.900) - 0.8356 Oz. ASW Weight: 28.90gm Diameter: 40mm

Obverse: Head of left. Mint mark (Mo) in right field. Legend: CENTENARIO DE LA CONSTITUCION DE MEXICO . 1857 . 1957 .

Reverse:An eagle with a snake in its beak, standing on on cactus plant. Silver purity, denomination, date and weight in fields. Legend: DIEZ PESOS . 28.888 G . 1957 . LEY 900 . / ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS,

The Constitution of Mexico, formally the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, approved by the Constitutional Congress on February 5, 1917, with Venustiano Carranza serving as the first president under its terms, is the present constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro, State of Querétaro, by a Constitutional Convention during the Mexican Revolution.

This constitution is the first one in the world to set out social rights, serving as a model for the Weimar Constitution of 1919 and the Russian Constitution of 1918. Some of the most important articles: 3, 27, and 123 displayed profound changes in Mexican political philosophy that would help frame the political and social backdrop for the rest of the century. Article 3 forbids the setting up of a list of prohibited books and established the bases for a free, mandatory, and lay education; article 27 led the foundation for land reforms; and article 123 was designed to empower the labor sector.

Articles 3, 5, 24, 27, and 130 were originally redacted with sections that restricted the power of the Catholic Church as a consequence of the support given by the Mexican Church's Hierarchy to the Dictator Victoriano Huerta. Attempts to enforce the articles strictly by President Plutarco Elías Calles in 1926 led to the civil war known as the Cristero War.

Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mondarte Villaseñor ( 8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.

In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of indigenous and mestizo peasants in a revolt against the dominant peninsulares under the banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe. After clashes with the criollos and Mexican townspeople the group disbanded. Hidalgo was captured on 21 March 1811, and executed on 30 July.

Hidalgo's rebellion was the beginning of what would become the Mexican War of Independence. Although he was unsuccessful in his original aim, Hidalgo's efforts were followed by those of José María Morelos and Agustín de Iturbide who brought down the colonial governments of Spain in Mexico. Hidalgo is considered the Father of the Nation of Mexico.

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