Mexico 1951 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is an example of a type struck 1950-51 at Mexico City. This type was an attempt to return silver to the fifty centavos denomination, last struck in 1945. It, like the accompanying twenty-five centavos, was a flop. The portrait is not labeled but is likely intended to be Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor.

Recorded mintage: 3,650,000.

Specification: 6.66 g, 0.300 fine silver, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 449.

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:

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