The Mexico City mint

Mexico City is the nation 's capital and home to the íirsl mint established in the New World in 1536. The first silver issue of the Republic of Mexico was the Profile or Hook-neck Eagle Cap and Rays 8 Reales minted in Mexico City in 1823. No other mint issued Republican 8 Reales in 1823. The 8 Reales series was interrupted twice from 1823 until its conclusion in 1897. The first interruption was during the Maximilian era, when the mint was under the control of the Imperial forces from 7 June, 1863 to 20 June 1867. The second was for the issuance of the Balance Scale Peso 1869 - 1873.

Mínt owners or lessees and their tenures

Assayers and their tenures (as evidence by coinage)