Mexico 2004 100 pesos KM-742
This specimen is one of a series issued by the Mexico City mint to honor each of the Mexican states, this one being for Nuevo Leon. The program was modeled on the U. S. Mint's state quarter program and was quite popular. The first series, featuring the arms of each state, was issued in reverse alphabetical order, starting with Zacatecas. It was also issued as a bimetallic gold/silver commemorative. The second series, commencing in 2005, featured state animals, monuments, heroes, etc. The circulating coins are the same weight and diameter as the bimetallic fifty pesos of 1993-95 (KM 571). Gold and silver bimetallic proofs exist (KM 811).
Recorded mintage: 249,199 for circulation and 1,000 proofs.
Specification: circulating coin: 33.825 g, brass outer ring with 0.925 fine silver center, .500 troy oz ASW, 39.9 mm diameter, segmented reeded edge. Proof: 29.169 g, Bi-Metallic, 0.999 Gold, 17.154 g center in 0.999 Silver 12.015 g ring, 34.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 742 (brass/silver), KM 811 (silver/gold).
- 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.
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