Mexico 250 pesos 1985 (PROOF) “1986 Football World Cup in Mexico – 450th anniversary of the Mexico City Mint”

The Mexico mint was established in 1535 and minted its first coin in 1536. It continued to produce coins in prodigious amounts up to 1821 when Mexico won her independence. Gold coins were first minted in Mexico in 1679 in the traditional shield-and-cross design. In 1732 the first Pillar Dollar coins were minted with the new screw press technology. The first Bust Dollar coins were minted in 1772.