Mexico 1955 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This bronze five centavos is the fairly common date of a type struck 1955-69. Minting authorities had been eager to retire the bronze coin (KM 424) for some time and attempted to introduce a copper-nickel five centavos (KM 425) in 1950 which was not a success. In 1970, this type was reduced to 2.75 g (KM 427) and struck in that form until 1976. The portrait is of Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, a heroine of the War of Independence.

Recorded mintage: 12,136,000 (plus 31,114,000 of KM-424).

Specification: 4 g, brass, 20.4 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-426.

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.

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