Mexico 1934-M 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1920-21, 1925-30, 1933-43. A brief spike in silver prices forced the mint to issue bronze 20 centavos (KM 437) in 1935. The later dates trade as bullion coins but the 1934 is slightly better.

Recorded mintage: 2,500,000.

Specification: 3.33 g, 0.720 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-438.

Source:

• Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015, Monterrey, Mexico, 2015.
• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• 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:

• 1933 20 centavos
• 1934 centavo
• 1934 5 centavos
• 1934 10 centavos
• 1934 peso
• 1935 silver 20 centavos
• 1935 bronze 20 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1934
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905