Mexico, 1944 AD., Mexico city mint, 50 Centavos, KM 447.

Mexico, Mexico city mint, 1944 AD.,
50 Centavos (27 mm / 8,36 g), 0,720 silver, 8,33 g theor. mint weight, mintage 55.806.000 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), plain edge with incuse letters "INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD",
Obv.: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / 0,7 - 20 , national arms: facing eagle on cactus, wings spread, snake in beak, branches below.
Rev.: LIBERTAD / 50 / M / CENTAVOS / 1944 , value and date within 3/4 wreath, Liberty cap with inscription "LIBERTAD" surrounded by rays above.
KM 447 .

the legend of Tenochtitlan - how Mexico City was founded: As the Mexica, a small Mid-Mexican tribe were chased from their grounds, they had to look for new space. Their most important god, Huitzilopochtli, told the tribe they must build their new town on the place where they should find an eagle on a cactus, eating a snake. They found the place in the marshes of Lake Texcoco. The Mexica became the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan turned into Mexico City.