Mexico 1997 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

closeup of the reverse, showing extensive die erosion

This specimen is one of a type issued 1992-2009 as part of the reform of the peso in 1992 (one new peso = 100 old pesos). It was reduced in size in 2009 (see KM 934) and struck in that form until 2019.

Recorded mintage: 581,622,000.

Specification: 2.08 g, stainless steel, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 547.

Sources:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1996 10 centavos
• 1997 5 centavos
• 1997 50 centavos
• 1997 peso
• 1997 5 pesos
• 1997 5 pesos, Ibero-American, Jarabe Tapatio
• 1997 100 pesos, Plumed Serpent
• 1997 onza
• 1997 5 onzas
• 1998 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1997
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date