Mexico 1947 peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was issued in large numbers 1947-48. A small quantity was made in 1949 but never officially released. Of course, a few got out and are now famous rarities. The next issue of pesos was only .300 fine.

Recorded mintage: 61,460,000.

Specification: 14 g, 0.500 fine silver, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 456.

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.
• Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
• Harris, Robert P., A Guide Book of Modern Latin American Coins, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1966.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

• 1945 peso
• 1947 centavo
• 1947 2 pesos
• 1947 2½ pesos
• 1947 5 pesos, Cuauhtémoc
• 1947 50 pesos
• 1948 peso
• Coins and currency dated 1947
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905