This was the second such robbery in the same branch, with the robbers walking away after having filled a backpack with 1,567 centenarios worth $2.5 million.
According to Mexican security officials, armed robbers have managed to break in to a Mexican government coin manufacturer and fill a backpack with gold coins worth more than $2 million. The fact that the vault had been left open helped the robbers steal the gold coins.
According to Mexico City police, two people broke into a “Casa de Moneda” branch in the morning after throwing a security guard to the ground and snatching his gun. One of the robbers went to the vault and filled the backpack with 1,567 gold coins.
Although the coins, known as “centenarios,” have a face value of 50 pesos, they however trade for $1,610 (31,500 pesos) apiece.
The centenarios was first minted in 1921 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain, according to the Mexican central bank. Although its production was suspended in 1931, re-minting began in 1943 due to increased demand for gold coins.
One side of the centenarios coin bears Mexico’s coat of arms with an eagle perched atop a cactus, while the other features the capital’s iconic Angel of Independence monument backed by the majestic Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl volcanoes.
“The coins, 37 mm (1.46 inches) in diameter, have a gold fineness of 0.900, or 90% purity” said the central bank.
This is not the first time these coins have been stolen from this branch. According to the Mexican media, the same Casa de Moneda branch was looted last year while it was being renovated.
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