Mexico 1986 200 pesos KM-525

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in Mexico to honor the World Cup of soccer hosted in that country in 1986. Another 200 pesos, KM 526, was struck in silver that year along with gold 250, 500, 1000 and 2000 pesos. Altho fans in Mexico are as avid as in any other country, Mexico's team has never won.

Recorded mintage: 50,000,000.

Specification: copper-nickel, 29.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 525.

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:

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• Coins and currency dated 1986
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905