One of the hottest design elements on precious metal products at the moment is the Aztec Calendar. Based on the design features from the Aztec sun stone carved in the early 16th century, the intricate visuals of this artifact have come to life on copper rounds. Today, 1 oz Aztec Calendar Copper Rounds are available to you online from KrazyBear
Round Highlights:
Beautiful copper visual of the Aztec sun stone!
Contains 1 AVDP oz (.9115 Troy oz) of .999 pure copper.
Obverse includes the Aztec Calendar stone.
Reverse features an effigy of Cuauhtemoc.
The Aztec Calendar and the sun stone are synonymous with one another as the sun stone is a written means of deciphering the complex system of days, months, and years in the Aztec solar calendar. This system was carved into a massive chunk of basalt sometime between 1501 and 1520 by the Aztecs during the downfall period that coincided with the increase in aggression between Central American indigenous peoples and the invading Spanish Empire.
On the obverse side of 1 oz Aztec Calendar Copper Rounds is a depiction of the intricate symbols and concentric rings from the sun stone. In total, there are four rings on the Aztec Calendar Stone that focus on the solar deity of the Aztecs in the very center ring. Known as Tonatiuh, the sun god is featured in the central disk and is depicted with clawed hands holding human hearts.
The reverse face of 1 oz Aztec Calendar Copper Rounds features the left-profile portrait of Cuauhtemoc. The final emperor of the Aztec Empire, he reigned from 1520 to 1521 as a combined force of enemy tribes and Spanish conquistadors closed in on the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan near what is now modern-day Mexico City.
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