Mexico 1957 5 pesos KM-470

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin was minted in Mexico City to honor the centennial of the Juarez constitution. The regular Hidalgo type (KM 469) was also issued in 1957.

Recorded mintage: 3,464,000 of the Hidalgo type 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.

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