Mexico 1956 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This five centavos was struck in Mexico 1954-69. It honors a heroine of the War of Independence, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez. This date is common. The five centavos of 1970-76 (KM 427) were reduced in weight to 2.75 g.

Recorded mintage: 60,216,000.

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.

Link to:

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