Mexico 1957 5 pesos KM-469

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin was minted in Mexico City as the final year of a type struck 1955-57. It superseded a similar coin that weighed 27.78 g (KM 467). The bust is of Miguel Hidalgo, martyr of the struggle for independence from Spain. A five pesos honoring the centennial of the Juarez constitution (KM 470) was also issued in 1957.

Recorded mintage: 3,464,000 plus 200,000 of the Juarez type.

Specification: 18.05 g, 0.720 fine silver, .417 troy oz ASW, 36 mm diameter, edge lettered COMERCIO - AGRICULTURA - INDUSTRIA.

Catalog reference: KM 469.

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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• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905