Mexico 1998 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a type issued 1992-2002 as part of the reform of the peso in 1992 (one new peso = 100 old pesos). It was discontinued as inflation had made it useless.

Recorded mintage: 64,417,000.

Specification: 1.58 g, stainless steel, 16.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 546.

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.

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