Aztec Calendar 1/2oz Silver Round
The Aztec Calendar 1/2oz Silver Round features a detailed design showing the famous Aztec Calendar stone. The design is a circular shape resembling the sun, with rays emanating outward. The centre shows the face of the Aztec solar deity, Tonatiuh, which gives the monolith its alternate name the 'Sun Stone'. The reverse of the round bears a portrait of Cuauhtemoc, the last Aztec Emperor of Tenochtitlan wearing a traditional Aztec headdress and ear ornaments, with details of the round's weight and fineness surrounding. - Contains 0.5 troy ounces of 999.0 fine silver. - Manufactured by Golden State Mint. - Struck to a bullion finish. - Diameter: 32.60mm. Thickness: 1.97mm. The Aztec Sun Calendar is comprised of eighteen months of twenty days each. This calendar is not based on the moon like modern calendar systems, but by the days. The Aztecs also had a religious ritual calendar called the Tōnalpōhualli. Silver is subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%.