Mexico 1997 5 pesos KM-605

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was minted 1997-2012 as the regular circulating coin. The Mexico mint also issued numerous silver five pesos in 1997 as non circulating commemoratives.

Recorded mintage: 39,468,000.

Specification: 7.07 g, bimetallic, 25.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 605.

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
• 1996 5 pesos, Hombre jaguar
• 1997 50 centavos
• 1997 peso
• 1997 100 pesos, Plumed Serpent
• 1997 onza
• 1997 5 onzas
• 1998 20 centavos
• 1998 5 pesos, Disco de la Muerte
• 1998 5 pesos, 1 oz silver, jaguar stele
• Coins and currency dated 1997
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date