Mexico 1984 peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1984-87. 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 a hero of the war of independence, José Morelos.

Recorded mintage: 722,802,000.

Specification: 5.70 g, stainless steel, 24.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-496.

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 peso, copper-nickel
• 1984 20 centavos, Olmec culture
• 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
• 1986 "SUD" peso pattern
• 1986 peso, Morelos
• 1987 peso, Morelos
• Coins and currency dated 1984
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905