United Mexican States Coins: Type Collecting - Two Pesos

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1919-1920,1945-1948


Weight 1.6666 grams; 0.9 fine gold.

1921


Weight 26.6667 grams; 0.9 fine silver.
The coin marks the 100th anniversary of independence.

1992-1995


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

1996-2003


Change from "np" to just "p" (peso).

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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.

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