Obverse	Reverse
5 Cents Año:1993- Metal: steel Diámetro:15.5 mm Weight:1.58 g Edge: plain
10 Cents 1993- steel 17 mm 2,8g plain
20 Cents 1993- bronze-aluminum 19,5 mm 3,04g plain
50 Cents 1993- bronze-aluminum 22 mm 4,39g plain
1 Peso 1993- Ring: steel Kernel: bronze-aluminum 21 mm 3,95g plain
2 Pesos 1993- Ring: steel Kernel: bronze-aluminum 23 mm 5,19g plain
5 Pesos 1993- Ring: steel Kernel: bronze-aluminum 25,5 mm 7,07g plain
10 Pesos 1993- Ring: bronze-aluminum Kernel: silver 28 mm 3,95g milled
100 Pesos 1993- Ring: bronze-aluminum Kernel: silver 39 mm 11g milled

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1. Coins from Mexico. To search an expression, simply put quotation marks around it. Example: A search for '1 franc' is more precise than 1 franc. You may use an asterisk as a wildcard. Example: type '5 cent.' to find coins of 5 cents and 5 centimes. Use a dash to exclude the coins matching with a word or expression.
2. All Mexican Peso and Centavos coins feature the national coat of arms of Mexico, featuring an eagle devouring a snake. In addition to Mexican coins, we are also able to exchange current Mexican Peso banknotes and withdrawn Mexican Nuevo Peso banknotes and pre-1993 Old Mexican Peso banknotes.

Mexican coins

The Mexican peso (ISO 4217 code = MXN, symbol = $) is the national currency of Mexico. It comes from the “Peso de a Ocho” (piece of eight) issued in Mexico by Spain, also called Spanish dollars. Even after the declaration of independence of the September 28, 1821, Mexico continued to use the Spanish monetary system, with the gold escudo of 16 silver reales, the peso of 8 reales. The Mexican peso was also widely used outside the country, especially in the US, where the first dollars were issued on April 2, 1792 and the Mexican peso was officially recognized as legal tender until February 21, 1857.

The Casa de Moneda, the Mexico City Mint, is the oldest continuously operating mint in the western hemisphere; it has been striking gold and silver coins since the 1,500s. Some of the first coins—Gold Escudos and Silver 8 Reales—were U.S. Legal tender all the way up to 1857. Today, the Casa de Moneda strikes Gold and Silver Mint State Libertads and Proof Libertads.

Mexican Peso

The first coins minted in 1863 were Mexican peso cents (symbol = ¢), and in 1866 were minted the first Mexico peso coins with the image of the Emperor Maximilian on the obverse and the imperial emblem on the reverse.

Even after the declaration of the republic in 1967, Mexico continued to mint coins of 8 reales, along with Mexican peso and centavos coins; real coins were withdrawn from circulation in 1897. The 1 centavo coins were in copper. Between 1867 and 1869, 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavos silver coins were introduced with a title of .903 / 1000. In 1870 were introduced gold coins of 1, 2 1/2, 5, 10 and 20 pesos. In 1882, 1, 2 and 5 centavos coins were struck in cupro-nickel.

In 1905 Mexico introduced a monetary reform to the adopt the gold standard. The percentage of gold coins was reduced by 49.36%. Between 1910 and 1914 the famous 'Caballito' was coined, a silver peso coin with the Mexican eagle emblem on the obverse and a woman riding on the reverse.

The title of the Mexican silver coins was reduced gradually becoming 800/100 in 1918, in 1920, 720/1000, 500/1000 in 1947, 300/1000 in 1950

In 1921 the circulation of gold coins ended, while in 1957 the last silver peso coin was minted.

A new series was minted between 1960 and 1971, with 1 and 5 centavos brass coins, 10, 25 and 50 centavos and 1, 5 and 10 pesos in cupro-nickel.

New peso

Due to the oil trade, the Mexican peso was extremely stabile. Following the oil crisis of the '70s, however, in 1982 Mexico was forced to declare insolvency of the foreign debt.

After years of high inflation, on January 1, 1993 the ' Pacto de estabilidad y crecimiento económico ' (Stability and Economic Growth Pact) was defined, with the adoption of the new peso (ISO 4217 MXN =, old code MXP, symbol = N$), with a ratio of 1.00 new peso to 1000 old ones; the term 'new' was eliminated from the coins since 1 January 1996.

The new Mexican coins had values of 5 and 10 cents in steel, 20 and 50 centavos in bronze, in addition to bimetallic coins from 1, 2, 5 pesos in bronze in the middle and steel in the outer ring, while the 10, 20 and 50 pesos coins had a ring in bronze and silver in the middle, to the title of 925/1000. In 1996 the old silver 10 pesos coins from was replaced by common metal.

ONLINE COINS CATALOG

Viceroyalty of New Spain (1521-1821)

Escudo=16 reales

Carlos (Charles) IV king of Spain (1788-1808)

8 reales 1796
silver
HISPAN ET IND REX M 8R F M
CAROLUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1796
Coin value - $80-90
1 real 1808
silver
HISPAN ET IND REX M 1R T H
CAROLUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1808
Coin value - $20-25

See also:
Spanish coins before 1870
Spanish coins from 1870

Republic of Mexico (1823-1863)

Mexican Escudo=16 reales

8 reales 1891
silver
8R 1891 A M 10D 20G / LIBERTAD
REPUBLICA MEXICANA
Coin value - $30-40
1 real 1859
silver
1R 1859 MO 10D 20G
REPUBLICA MEXICANA
Coin value - $20-25
1/4 real 1836
copper
1/4 M A 1836
REPUBLICA MEXICANA
Coin value - $20-25
1/4 real 1862
copper
1/4 / ESTADO LIBRE DESAN LUIS POTOSI 1862
REPUBLICA MEXICANA
Coin value - $20-25

Republic of Mexico (1867-1905)

Mexican Peso=100 centavos

1 peso 1901
silver
UN PESO Z 1901 F Z 902.7 / LIBERTAD
REPUBLICA MEXICANA
Coin value - $40-45
50 centavos 1874
silver
50 CENTAVOS S 902.7
REPUBLICA MEXICANA 1874
Coin value - $40-45
25 centavos 1890
silver
25 CENTAVOS M 902.7
REPUBLICA MEXICANA 1890
Coin value - $20-30
20 centavos 1898
silver
20 CENTAVOS M 902.7
REPUBLICA MEXICANA 1898
Coin value - $15-20
10 centavos 1882
silver
Mexico mint
10 CENTAVOS 902
REPUBLICA MEXICANA 1882
Coin value - $8-10
10 centavos 1884
silver
Zacatecas mint
10 CENTAVOS Zs 902.7
REPUBLICA MEXICANA 1884
Coin value - $8-10
5 centavos 1882
copper-nickel
V
REPUBLICA MEXICANA 1882
Coin value - $5-7
5 centavos 1889
silver
5 CENTAVOS P 1 K 902.7
REPUBLICA MEXICANA 1889
Coin value - $6-8
2 centavos 1883
copper-nickel
II
REPUBLICA MEXICANA 1883
Coin value - $4-5
1 centavo 1883
copper-nickel
I
REPUBLICA MEXICANA 1883
Coin value - $4-5
1 centavo 1893
bronze
UN CENTAVO 1893 M
REPUBLICA MEXICANA
Coin value - $8-10
1 centavo 1903
bronze
1903 1 C
REPUBLICA MEXICANA
Coin value - $2-4

United States of Mexico (from 1905)

Mexican Peso=100 centavos (1905-1991)

5000 pesos 1988
copper-nickel
commemorative coin
50th Anniversary of Oil Industry Nationalization
$5000 1988 / CINCUENTENARIO EXPROPIACION PETROLEBA 1938-1988 / Monument
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $3-5
1000 pesos 1989 (1988-1992)
aluminum-bronze
$1000 1989 / JUANA DE ASBAJE / Bust 1/4 left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - ~$1
500 pesos 1987 (1986-1992)
copper-nickel
$500 / 1987 / MADERO / Bust 1/4 right
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - ~$1
200 pesos 1985
copper-nickel
commemorative coin
75th Anniversary of 1910 Revolution
$200 1985 / 75 ANIVERSARIO DE REVOLUSION MEXICANA / Four conjoined busts left below building
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $2-3
200 pesos 1985
copper-nickel
commemorative coin
175th Anniversary of Independence
$200 / 1985 / 175 ANIVERSARIO DELA INDEPEDENCIA DE MEXICO / Four conjoined busts left, column right
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $2-3
200 pesos 1986
copper-nickel
commemorative coin
World Cup Soccer 1986
COPA MUNDIAL DE FUTBOL / $200 / MEXICO86 1986 / Soccer players
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $3-4
100 pesos 1989 (1984-1992)
aluminum-bronze
$100 1989 / M.CARRANZA / Bust 1/4 right
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - ~$1
50 pesos 1982 (1982-1984)
copper-nickel
COYOLXAUHQUI / TEMPLO MAYOR DE MEXICO / $50 1982 / Aztec goddess Coyolxāuhqui
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $2-3
50 pesos 1985 (1984-1988)
copper-nickel
$50 1985 / JUAREZ / Bust 1/4 left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
50 pesos 1990 (1988-1992)
stainless steel
$50 1990 / JUAREZ / Bust 1/4 left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
25 pesos 1968
silver
commemorative coin
OlympicGames in Mexico
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / 25 PESOS / LEY 0.7250 / National arms
JUEGOS DE LA XIX OLIMPIADA MEXICO 1968 / Olympic rings below dancing native left
Coin value - $12-15
25 pesos 1972
silver
commemorative coin
100 Years from the death of Benito Juarez
VENTICINCO PESOS / LEY 0.7250 1972 / Bust facing
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $15-17
20 pesos 1981 (1980-1984)
copper-nickel
CULTURA MAYA / $20 1981 / Figure with headdress facing left within circle
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $1-2
20 pesos 1985 (1985-1990)
brass
$20 1985 / Bust facing
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
10 pesos 1976 (1974-1977)
copper-nickel
10.00 g., thin flan
DIEZ PESOS 1976 / Head left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $1-2
10 pesos 1980 (1978-1985)
copper-nickel
11.50 g., thick flan
DIEZ PESOS 1980 / Head left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $1-2
10 pesos 1987 (1985-1990)
stainless steel
$10 1987 / Head facing
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
5 pesos 1948 (1947-1948)
silver
circulation coinage
CINCO PESOS / 30 GRAMOS LEY 0.900 1948 / Head with headdress left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $25-27
5 pesos 1953 (1951-1954)
silver
circulation coinage
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / PESO 27-6 / LEY 0.720 / CINCO PESOS 1953
HIDALGO / Head left inside the wreath

Mexican Coins Worth Money

Coin value - $18-20
5 pesos 1956 (1955-1957)
silver
circulation coinage
CINCO PESOS / 18.055 G 1956 LEY .720 / ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD / HIDALGO / Head left
Coin value - $15-20
5 pesos 1972 (1971-1978)
copper-nickel
circulation coinage
CINCO PESOS 1972 / Uniform bust right
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $1-2
5 pesos 1980 (1980-1985)
copper-nickel
circulation coinage
5$ / QUETZALCOATL / 1980 / Native sculpture left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
5 pesos 1985 (1985-1988)
brass
circulation coinage
1985 $5 / Value and date
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
5 pesos 1953
silver
commemorative coin
200 years since the birth of Miguel Hidalgo
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / PESO 27-6 / LEY 0.720 / CINCO PESOS 1953 / National arms
ANO DE HIDALGO 1753 1953 / Half-length figure facing to right of building
Coin value - $20-25
1 peso 1910 (1910-1914)
silver
circulation coinage
UN PESO / ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
1910 / Horse and rider facing left among sun rays
Coin value - $70-90
1 peso 1923 (1920-1945)
silver
circulation coinage
UN PESO 1923 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $12-15
1 peso 1948 (1947-1949)
silver
circulation coinage
UN PESO 1948 14 Gr 0.500 / HIDALGO / Head with headcovering right
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $12-15
1 peso 1950
silver
circulation coinage
1 PESO 1950 / Armored bust 3/4 left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $8-12
1 peso 1964 (1957-1967)
silver
circulation coinage
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / UN PESO 1964 / National arms
Armored bust right within wreath
Coin value - $5-7
1 peso 1971 (1970-1983)
copper-nickel
circulation coinage
UN PESO 1971 / Armored bust left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
1 peso 1986 (1984-1987)
copper-nickel
circulation coinage
1$ 1986 / Armored bust right
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
1 peso 1957
silver
commemorative coin
100th Anniversary of Constitution
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / UN PESO 1957 / Head left
CENTENARIO DE LA CONSTUTUCION DE MEXICO / 1857-1957 / National arms
Coin value - $10-14
50 centavos 1906 (1905-1918)
silver
50 CENTAVOS 1906 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $10-15
50 centavos 1919 (1918-1919)
silver 0.800
50 CENTAVOS 1919 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $10-20
50 centavos 1920 (1919-1945)
silver 0.720
50 CENTAVOS 1920 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $7-10
50 centavos 1935
silver 0.420
50 CENTAVOS 1935 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $10-15
50 centavos 1950 (1950-1951)
billon
1950 / 50 CS / Head with head covering right
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $6-9
50 centavos 1956 (1955-1959)
bronze
CINQUENTA CENTAVOS / 1956 / Head with headdress left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $1-2
50 centavos 1968 (1964-1969)
copper-nickel
CINQUENTA CENTAVOS / 1968 / Head with headdress left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
50 centavos 1975 (1970-1983)
copper-nickel
another eagle and snake
CINQUENTA CENTAVOS / 1975 / Head with headdress left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
50 centavos 1983
stainless steel
50C 1983 PALENQUE / Head with headdress left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $3-4
25 centavos 1953 (1950-1953)
silver
25 CS /Mo 1953 / Scale below Liberty cap
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $2-3
25 centavos 1964 (1964-1966)
copper-nickel
VENTICINCO CENTAVOS / 1964 / Bust at 3/4
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - ~$1
20 centavos 1907 (1905-1914)
silver
20 CENTAVOS 1907 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $10-12
20 centavos 1919
silver
3.6250 g., 0.800 silver
20 CENTAVOS 1919 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $10-12
20 centavos 1920 (1920-194 3)
silver
3.3333 g., 0.7200 silver
20 CENTAVOS 1939 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / 0720
Coin value - $6-8
20 centavos 1935 (1920, 1935)
bronze
20 C 1935 / Value and date within wreath
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $10-12
20 centavos 1945 (1943-1955)
bronze
20 CENTAVOS 1945 / Liberty cap divides value above Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacán, volcanos Ixtaccihuatl and Popocatepet in background
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - ~$1
20 centavos 1971 (1955-1971)
bronze
changed coat of arms
20 CENTAVOS 1971 / Liberty cap divides value above Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacán, volcanos Ixtaccihuatl and Popocatepet in background
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - ~$1
20 centavos 1974 (1971-1974)
bronze
another eagle and snake
20 CENTAVOS 1974 / Liberty cap divides value above Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacán, volcanos Ixtaccihuatl and Popocatepet in background
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $2-3
20 centavos 1982 (1974-1983)
copper-nickel
1982 / 20 C / Bust 3/4 facing
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
20 centavos 1983 (1983-1984)
bronze
1984 / CULTURA OLMECA / 20 C / Cultura Olmeca mask
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
10 centavos 1905 (1905-1914)
silver
10 CENTAVOS 1905 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $6-8
10 centavos 1919
silver 0.800
10 CENTAVOS 1919 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $20-25
10 centavos 1920 (1919-1921, 1935)
bronze
10 C 1920 / Value and date within wreath

Mexican Coins Worth Money

ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $10-12
10 centavos 1925 (1925-1935)
silver 0.720
10 CENTAVOS 1925 / Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $6-8
10 centavos 1936 (1936-1946)
copper-nickel
10 CENTAVOS 1936/ Value and date within ornament circle
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $1-3
10 centavos 1967 (1955-1967)
bronze
DIEZ CENTAVOS 1967 / Bust left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
10 centavos 1977 (1974-1980)
copper-nickel
10 CS 1977 / Upright ear of corn
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
5 centavos 1906 (1905-1914)
nickel
5 CENTAVOS 1906 / Value and date within ornament circle
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $3-4
5 centavos 1927 (1914-1935)
bronze
5 C 1927 / Value and date within wreath
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $7-10
5 centavos 1936 (1936-1942)
copper-nickel
5 CENTAVOS 1936 / Value and date within ornament circle
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - ~$1
5 centavos 1954 (1942-1955)
bronze
CINCO CENTAVOS 1954 / Head left
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - ~$1
5 centavos 1950
copper-nickel
5 CENTAVOS 1950 / Bust right

Mexican Coins $1

ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $5-8
5 centavos 1956 (1954-1969)
brass
CINCO CENTAVOS 1956 / Bust right
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
5 centavos 1974 (1970-1976)

Mexican Coins For Sale

brass
CINCO CENTAVOS 1974 / Bust right
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - <$1
2 centavos 1939 (1905-1941)
bronze
2 C 1939 / Value and date within wreath

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ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $5-6
1 centavo 1939 (1905-1949)
bronze
1 C 1939 / Value and date within wreath
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - $2-4
1 centavo 1964 (1959-1969)
brass
1 C 1964 / Oat sprigs
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms
Coin value - ~$1
1 centavo 1970 (1970-1973)
brass
1 C 1970 / Oat sprigs
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS / National arms

Mexican Coins For Sale

Coin value - $10-20

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