Mexico 2001 2 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a type issued 1992-96 as part of the reform of the peso in 1992 (one new peso = 100 old pesos). It was redesigned in 1996 to drop the "N" in "NS" and is still in production in that form (KM 604). Numista states that in 2025, the inner core was changed to bronze plated steel and is now magnetic.

Recorded mintage: 74,563,000.

Specification: 5.19 g, Bimetallic (aluminum bronze center in stainless steel ring), 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 604.

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

Link to:

• 2000 2 pesos
• 2001 10 centavos
• 2001 20 centavos
• 2001 peso
• 2001 10 pesos, "AÑO 2001"
• 2001 onza
• 2001 5 onzas
• 2004 2 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 2001
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date