Mexico 1982 20 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in Mexico 1980-84 but the 1983 is a proof only date. The portrait is of a Maya dancer.

Recorded mintage: 236,892,000 plus 1,051 proofs.

Specification: copper-nickel, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 486.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1981 20 pesos
• 1982 20 centavos, Madero
• 1982 50 centavos, Cuauhtémoc
• 1982 peso, copper-nickel
• 1982 5 pesos, Quetzalcoatl
• 1982 10 pesos, Hidalgo
• 1982 50 pesos
• 1982 onza
• 1983 20 pesos, Maya dancer
• Coins and currency dated 1982
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905