Mexico 1943-M 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This silver twenty centavos was issued by the Mexico City mint 1920-43 after a temporary surge in the price of silver interrupted the issue of the previous type (KM 436). The "0.720" was added to the reverse to distinguish this type from earlier issues of 1905-19, which were 0.800 fine silver. The early dates (1920-21 and 1925) are fairly scarce in nice condition but the later issues are common. Many dates, including this one, trade as bullion coins.

Recorded mintage: 3,955,000.

Specification: 3.33 g, 0.720 fine silver, .077 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

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.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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:

• 1920 bronze 20 centavos
• 1942 20 centavos
• 1943 centavo
• 1943 5 centavos
• 1943 20 centavos, Teotihuacán
• 1943 peso
• 1944 20 centavos, Teotihuacán
• Coins and currency dated 1943
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905