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I have a coin with the date that reads like this.A.1851 and has a 1-4 in the middle with wreaths on both sides and a eagle on a cactus?
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∙ 16y ago
I'd guess that it's an 1851 Mexican quarter peso, but I'd need to see it to be sure.
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What could be some possible symbols for the middle colonies?
an eagle with an acorn
What are the four gold coins which the eagle appears on?
The obsolete gold coins that have an eagle on the reverse are: $20 Double Eagle-$10 Eagle-$5 Half Eagle-$2.5 Quarter Eagle. The American Eagle gold bullion coins also have "Eagle" reverses.
What are the double eagle denominations?
There is only one denomination of a Double Eagle and it's $20.00 $10.00= Eagle $5.00= Half Eagle $2.50= Quarter Eagle
To which side looks the eagle on the American Eagle logo?
The American Eagle logo has the eagle looking to his right/your left. This is not only true for the official US American Eagle logo, but also the logo for American Eagle Outfitters.
What are the four gold coins in which the eagle appears on the reverse side?
The 1/4 eagle, 1/2 eagle, eagle and double eagle $2.50 $5.00 $10.00 $20.00
What was the Aztec leader's vision?
A cactus in bloom with a snake getting eaten by a eagle on an island in the middle of a logoon
What emblem is on the Mexican flag?
eagle on cactus
Why the Aztecs settling in Tenochtitlan?
The god, Huitzilopochtli told them to build where they found an eagle perched on a cactus. (fun fact: that is why the symbol on the flag is an eagle on a cactus)
Why did the Aztecs build the main Aztec capital where they did?
Because of a prophecy that said when they found an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in it's talon they would settle in that spot.The eagle and the cactus is false it is said that they saw an eagle perched on a cactus and then they a heard the voice of Huitzilopochtli say to them this is the spot for them to build their city.The eagle and the snake concept is post colonial.
What is one symbol that represents something important about the arrival of the aztec's in the valley of Mexico?
an eagle perched atop a cactus with a long snake in its beak.
What was the symbol the Aztecs looked for to start their civilization?
An eagle on a cactus
The Aztecs were directed to search for an eagle perched o a what?
I believe it was an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake.
Is the flag of Mexico all black?
No. It has three vertical bars of red, white and green with the Mexican coat of arms in the middle. This coat has an eagle devouring a snake atop a cactus.
What sign were the Aztec people looking for before they eventually settled?
The Aztecs were instructed by their god Huitzilopochtli to look for a sign: an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak. When they came across this symbol, they took it as a sign to establish their city, Tenochtitlan, on that spot.
What cactus grows in the Chihuahuan Desert in the US?
Various species of prickly pear and cholla Claret cup cactus Hedgehog cactus Peyote Rainbow cactus Corncob cactus Living rock cactus Button cactus Eagle claw cactus (aka Turk's head cactus) Fish hook barrel cactus Pincushion cactus Strawberry cactus several others
The legend of the snake and eagle Aztecs?
The Aztecs believed in a story about an eagle on a cactus eating a snake and they thought that was a sight from the gods that you are going to settle. So when the Aztecs were looking for a place to build there city the say the eagle , snake and a cactus and settled on lake Texcoco.
Why did the Aztecs build there city in the middle of a swamp?
According to a Mexican legend, there was a man from a tribe that wanted to move his people to another land and one day he had a dream where there was a cactus, a snake and an eagle. One day, this man was drinking water from Lake Texcoco and when he looked up he saw a cactus, a snake, and an eagle in an island in the middle of the lake, exactly as he had seen in his dream. He went back to his land and took his people to Lake Texcoco where they built the city of Tenochtitlan.
