1863,1868-1870 Weight 1.353 grams; 0.903 fine silver. 1867-1869 Reverse design changed to cap and rays. (image shown is 4 reales, same design as 5 centavos.) 1869-1897 Reverse design changed to wreath. 1882-1883 Coins struck in copper-nickel. 1898-1905 Coins struck in 0.903 fine silver. Restyled standing eagle. 1905-1914 Coins struck in nickel. 1914-1935 Coins struck in bronze. 1936-1942 Coins struck in copper-nickel. 1942-1955 Coins struck in bronze. Reverse depicts Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez. 1950 Coins struck in copper-nickel. Reverse depicts Josefa facing right. 1954-1969 Coins struck in brass. 1970-1976 Diameter: 18 mm. 1992-2002 Coins struck in stainless steel. Continue to United Mexican States Ten Centavo 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.

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