Mexico 1897-Zs Z 5 centavos

from the San Dimas Collection

Shown is an 1897ZsZ balance scale five centavos, of a type struck 1870-1897. This issue from Zacatecas is common. Other mints include Hermosillo, Mexico City, Durango, Culiacan, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Guadalajara, Oaxaca, Alamos and Potosi. The Zacatecas mint closed in 1905. Assayer FZ served 1886-1904.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, .039 troy oz ASW.

Recorded Mintage: 200,000.

Catalog reference: KM 398.10.

Source:

• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1896-Zs 5 centavos
• 1897-C^N centavo
• 1897-M^O centavo
• 1897-C^N 5 centavos
• 1897-G^O 5 centavos
• 1897-M^O 5 centavos
• 1897-G^O 10 centavos
• 1897-M^O 10 centavos
• 1897-Z^S 10 centavos
• 1897-C^N 8 reales
• 1897-G^O 8 reales
• 1897-M^O 8 reales
• 1897-Z^S 8 reales
• 1897-G^O peso oro
• 1897-M^O peso oro
• 1897-C^N peso oro
• 1897-M^O 5 pesos
• 1897-M^O 10 pesos
• 1897-G^O 20 pesos
• 1901-Z^S 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1897
• return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905