United Mexican States Coins: Type Collecting - Twenty Pesos

Copyright © 2007-2012 Ken Polsson
internet e-mail: contact@cointypes.info
All rights reserved. Permission is granted to create web links
to this site, not to copy these pages to other web sites.
URL: http://cointypes.info/mexico/

Coin Mercantile, Inc. Rare Modern World Coins for Investors and Collectors.

1870-1905


Weight 33.84 grams; 0.875 fine gold.

1917-1921,1959


Weight 16.6666 grams; 0.9 fine gold.

1980-1984


Coins struck in copper-nickel.

1985-1990


Coins struck in brass.
Reverse depicts first president Guadalupe Victoria.

1993-1995


Coins struck in aluminum-bronze ring, 0.925 fine silver center.
Currency reform: 1 new peso = 1000 old pesos.

2000-2001


Coins struck in brass ring, copper-nickel center.
Change from "np" to just "p" (peso).
Reverse depicts Aztec with torch.

2000-2001


Reverse depicts Octavio Paz.

Continue to United Mexican States 25 Peso Coins.
Return to United Mexican States Coins: Type Collecting main page.

References:
- 1994 Standard Catalog of World Coins, by Chester L. Krause and Clifford Mishler, 1993.
- 2006 Standard Catalog of World Coins, by Colin R. Bruce II, 2005.


Buy Gold Online
Other web pages of interest:
  • Argentina Coins: Type Collecting
  • Australia Coins: Type Collecting
  • Canadian Coins: Type Collecting
  • India Coins: Type Collecting
  • Ireland Coins: Type Collecting
  • Irish Free State Coins: Type Collecting
  • New Zealand Coins: Type Collecting
  • Swedish Coins: Type Collecting
  • United Kingdom Coins: Type Collecting
  • United States Coins: Type Collecting
  • Chronology of World History
  • This Day in History
    • Last updated: 2007 NOV 17.
    Copyright © 2007-2012 Ken Polsson (email: contact@cointypes.info).
    URL=http://cointypes.info/mexico/
    Link to Ken P's home page.

    Coin Mercantile Exchange, Invest and Collect Rare Modern World Coins
     Hosted by Islandnet.com