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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Honolulu Dick, post: 933433, member: 24745&quot;]The stunningly beautiful 1910 Caballito [little horse or pony] coin has appeared two times on this thread.&nbsp; Not having one, seeing it broke my heart twice.&nbsp; This situation will soon be corrected, even at the risk of blowing my budgeted monthly coin allowance in one pop. [LOL]</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I was so taken by this coin that I did the research necessary to understand its symbolism.&nbsp; Learned that this is a commemorative coin that celebrates the beginning of the War of Independence -- 1810-1821.&nbsp; As fate would have it, the centennial of the War of Independence coincided with the Mexican Revolutionary War --&nbsp; 1910-1920.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Caballito was minted from 1910 to 1914 and was struck in a couple of editions.&nbsp; 1911 strikes had both a short ray and a long ray pattern design and there was a 1912/3 over-date strike for 1913.&nbsp; The 1914 mintage was rather limited, making this year coin difficult to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the symbolism ..... Libertas [Liberty] is riding a small prancing horse [freedom from binding oppression].&nbsp; The torch in her left hand is held high in triumph, lighting the way forward to a bright future.&nbsp; She holds laurel branches in her right hand as a peace offering.&nbsp; The rays of a rising sun behind her symbolize the beginning of a new day, as well as a bright, shining future.&nbsp; The sites researched all state that the Caballito is the most beautiful of all Mexican coins.&nbsp; Understanding that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I firmly agree.</p><p><br /></p><p>From this point forward, I&#039;m reading this thread with one eye closed.&nbsp; That way I will lust after only half of the coins being shown here. [LOLL] [2nd L = louder][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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