The Silver Libertad from the Casa de Moneda de México – the Americas' oldest continuously operating mint, founded in 1535 – is the silver world's equivalent of the Gold Libertad: the most structurally scarce major silver bullion coin, with deliberately limited annual mintages that make each year's issue genuinely rare. With 11 products at CelticGold the Silver Libertad offers the full weight range of Mexico's silver programme in a coin that combines over 490 years of minting tradition with some of the most beautiful silver coin design in the world.
Design – The Most Beautiful Silver Coin?
The Silver Libertad is widely regarded among numismatists as the most artistically distinguished silver bullion coin in regular production. The obverse shows the Ángel de la Independencia – the golden-winged angel atop the victory column on Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma, commemorating the War of Independence (1810–1821). Behind the Angel, the two great volcanoes of the Valley of Mexico – Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl – dominate the horizon.
The reverse bears the Mexican coat of arms: an eagle perched on a nopal cactus devouring a serpent, ringed by the historical coats of arms of the Mexican states – directly from the founding myth of Tenochtitlán, where the Aztec god Huitzilopochtli instructed the wandering Aztecs to build their city where they found an eagle on a cactus.
Key Facts
Feature
Detail
Mint
Casa de Moneda de México (founded 1535)
Fineness
999/1,000
Annual mintage
Very limited – often <300,000 (some sizes <30,000)
Is the Silver Libertad as limited as the Gold Libertad? The silver has higher mintages than gold but remains far more limited than mainstream bullion (Maple Leaf, Eagle). Larger sizes (5 oz, 1 kg) can be under 30,000 pieces annually. Are older Libertad issues worth more? Yes – early years (1982–1995) with lower original mintages consistently trade at premiums above current silver spot, particularly in large formats.
