Mexico 1984 5 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in Mexico 1980-85 but the 1983 is known only from a few rare proofs. The Aztec feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl, is featured on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: 16,300,000, the best date after the 1983.

Specification: 10.20 g, copper-nickel, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 485.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.

Link to:

• 1983 copper-nickel 20 centavos
• 1983 5 pesos
• 1983 10 pesos
• 1984 20 centavos, Olmec culture
• 1984 peso, Morelos
• 1984 20 pesos, Maya dancer
• 1984 50 pesos, Benito Juarez
• 1984 100 pesos, Carranza
• 1984 onza
• 1987 brass 5 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1984
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905