Mexico 1966 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The stress of inflation in the 1970's as Mexico squandered her oil bonanza caused many coin types to come and go. This type was introduced in 1964 and lasted until 1983. The eagle was revised in 1970. Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor, appears on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: 87,640,000.

Specification: 6.5 g, copper-nickel, 25 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 451.

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.

Link to:

• 1965 50 centavos, Cuauhtémoc
• 1966 centavo
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• 1966 10 centavos, Benito Juarez
• 1966 20 centavos, Teotihuacán
• 1966 25 centavos, Madero
• 1966 billon peso
• 1967 50 centavos, Cuauhtémoc
• 1968 50 centavos, Cuauhtémoc
• Coins and currency dated 1966
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905