Mexico 2001 10 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In 2001, the production of the circulating ten pesos (KM 616) was interrupted to issue this ten pesos honoring the new millenium. Unlike the gringos, who celebrated in 2000, the Mexican government correctly issued this in 2001, as there is no year 0 in the Gregorian calendar.

Recorded mintage: 44,768,000.

Specification: 10.33 g, aluminum-bronze outer ring with copper-nickel center, 28 mm diameter, grooved edge.

Catalog reference: KM 636.

Source:

• 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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

• 2000 50 centavos
• 2000 20 pesos, Xiuhtecuhtli
• 2000 20 pesos, Octavio Paz
• 2000 onza
• 2001 10 centavos
• 2001 20 centavos
• 2001 onza
• 2001 5 onzas
• 2005 bimetallic 10 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 2001
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date