Mexico 1997 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan collection

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).

Recorded mintage: 129,029,000.

Specification: 4.39 g, aluminum bronze, 22 mm diameter, scalloped edge.

Catalog reference: KM 549.

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:

• 1995 50 centavos
• 1996 2 pesos
• 1997 5 centavos
• 1997 10 centavos
• 1997 peso
• 1997 5 pesos
• 1997 5 pesos, Ibero-American, Jarabe Tapatio
• 1997 100 pesos, Plumed Serpent
• 1997 onza
• 1997 5 onzas
• 1998 20 centavos
• 1998 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1997
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date