Mexico 1984 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1983-84. The stress of inflation in the 1980's as Mexico squandered her oil bonanza caused many coin types to come and go. This one honors the Olmecs, an Indian culture which preceded the Mayas and the Aztecs. It is the last of the denomination.

Recorded mintage: 180,320,000.

Specification: 3.0 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 491.

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:

• 1983 20 centavos, Olmec culture
• 1983 peso, copper-nickel
• 1984 peso, Morelos
• 1984 5 pesos, Quetzalcoatl
• 1984 20 pesos, Maya dancer
• 1984 50 pesos, Benito Juarez
• 1984 100 pesos, Carranza
• 1984 onza
• 1985 peso, Morelos
• 1985 peso, "SUD" pattern in silver
• 1985 5 pesos, brass
• 1985 10 pesos, Miguel Hidalgo
• 1985 20 pesos, Guadalupe Victoria
• Coins and currency dated 1984
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905