Mexico 1981 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The stress of inflation in the 1980'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 This type was introduced in 1964 and lasted until 1983, when it was superseded by a stainless steel type (KM 492) which lasted less than a year. The eagle was revised in 1970. Narrow and wide date varieties exist. Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor, appears on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: 142,212,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM 452.

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:

• 1980 50 centavos, Cuauhtémoc
• 1981 20 centavos, Madero
• 1981 peso, copper-nickel
• 1981 5 pesos, Quetzalcoatl
• 1981 10 pesos, Hidalgo
• 1981 20 pesos
• 1981 ¼ gold onza
• 1981 ½ gold onza
• 1981 gold onza
• 1982 20 centavos, Madero
• 1982 50 centavos, Cuauhtémoc
• Coins and currency dated 1981
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905