Mexico 2000 20 pesos KM-638
In 1993, as part of the coinage reform, the Mexican government attempted once again to circulate silver coins. Ten, twenty and fifty pesos were issued. To discourage hoarding and melting, the mint made them bimetallic; sterling silver centers with aluminum bronze outer rings. The twenty pesos had a quarter ounce. These were minted 1993-95 and instantaneously and completely hoarded. In 2000, the twenty pesos was converted to a copper-nickel-zinc center for this commemorative honoring Nobel laureate Octavio Paz (1914-98) and another (KM 637) honoring the Axtec god Xiuhtecuhtli. Both were struck 2000-01.
Recorded mintage: 14,943,000.
Specification: aluminum-bronze outer ring with copper-nickel center, 32 mm diameter, grooved edge.
Catalog reference: KM 638.
- 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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