Silver Mexican Medal - 1964 Centenario de la Constitucion de Apatzingan

I picked up a medal today at Dallas Gold & Silver & am looking for help identifying it. It isn't in Krause, the gentleman I spoke with wasn't sure what the story behind the medal was, and I haven't been able to find anything in my books or online. But, it struck me as a beautiful medal and worth taking a chance on.

27g
0.95 oz
~40mm in diameter

Any idea what this is?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgemo/8054900173/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgemo/8054900881/

Someone tried to sell one on eBay a few weeks ago (and they have much better pictures than I was able to take on my cell phone). I'll post those at the bottom of this (with respect to the guy who took them - they may be of the exact same medal I picked up here in Dallas).

I also found a very similar medal (part of the same series?) on eBay (not my auction):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mexico-Rare-Medal-Don-Mariano-Matamoros-UNC1814-1964-/250955816638

 

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I also came across this, citing Frank Grove's 2nd Volume (of what, I do not know):
"852A: 1964 38mm 150th Anniversario de la Constitucion de Apatzingnan. Obv. bust of Morelos and scroll. Rev. eagle flying and a lion. a beauty. 5,000 struck. color toned BU"
http://www.globe-treasures.com/medals.html

 

Stacks appears to have sold one as part of a pair:
http://legacy.stacks.com/Lot/ItemDetail/125346

 

I have never seen that one before. The Stacks photo did not come up on your link. I have not seen that style before on coinage, but it is a medal.

 

Yeah, the Stack's image didn't load for me either. That sometimes happens on the older, archived auctions.

 

Does anyone know of a way to pull up the Stack's image (or happen to have that catalog)?

 

Any experts on Mexican medals feel like weighing in on this?

 

"Frank Grove's 2nd Volume" refers to the book "Medals of Mexico Vol. II 1821-1971" by Frank W. Grove.

This medal is listed as 38mm, 24.94g, made by the Mexico Mint, 5,000 struck. They also made 300 in gold.

It commemorates the "sesquicentenario de la constitucion de Apatzingan". Apatzingán is a city in Mexico founded in the 1600s. In 1814 they promulgated a constitution. In 1964 they issued this medal after 150 years. You can Google it for more information.