Mexico 2014 20 pesos KM-978

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was issued by the Mexico City mint to honor the martyrdom of two Navy cadets (José Azueta and Virgilio Uribe) who resisted the U. S. occupation of the port of Veracruz in 1914.

Recorded mintage: est. 5,000,000.

Specification: 15.95 g, bimetallic, aluminum-bronze outer ring with a copper-nickel center, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 978.

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:

• 2013 20 pesos, army centennial
• 2013 20 pesos, Belisario Dominguez
• 2014 20 pesos, capture of Zacatecas
• 2014 media onza
• 2014 onza
• 2014 kilo silver
• Mexico 2014 onza oro
• 2015 20 pesos, Mexican Air Force
• Coins and currency dated 2014
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date