Mexico 1911 peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is the second date of the "Caballito" peso struck at Mexico City 1910-14. It is the last full weight peso from Mexico, ending a tradition going back to colonial times. The 1911 is the third commonest date of the five dates, after 1910 and 1913. A rare "short ray" variety exists, where one of the rays of the obverse was left short to provide space for the engraver's name which was omitted on the production dies.

Record mintage: 1,227,000.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW. Designed by Charles Pillet of France.

Catalog reference: KM 453.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Harris, Robert P., A Guide Book of Modern Latin American Coins, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1966.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

• 1910 peso
• 1911 centavo
• 1911 5 centavos
• 1911 10 centavos
• 1911 20 centavos
• 1912 peso
• 1916 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1911
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905