Mexico 2006 50 centavos

from the Stonecat Collection

This specimen is one of a type issued 1992-2009 as part of the reform of the Mexican peso. It was replaced by a stainless steel type (KM 936) struck 2009-19. When it was introduced, one dollar was about three pesos; today (December 2024), US$1 = 20.6 pesos.

Recorded mintage: 234,142,000.

Specification: 4.39 g, aluminum-bronze, 22 mm diameter, scalloped edge.

Catalog reference: KM 549.

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
• 2005 peso
• 2006 10 pesos, bimetallic
• 2006 100 pesos, Campeche
• 2006 100 pesos, bicentennial of the birth of Benito Juarez
• 2006 100 pesos, Colima, Nevado del Colima
• 2006 100 pesos, Coahuila, state products
• 2006 100 pesos, Chihuahua, angel of liberty
• 2006 100 pesos, Durango, forest preserve
• 2006 100 pesos, Guanajuato
• 2006 100 pesos, Guerrero
• 2006 100 pesos, Hidalgo, clock tower
• 2006 100 pesos, Jalisco, Hospicio Cabañas orphanage
• 2007 peso
• 2011 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 2006
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date