Mexico 2015 50 centavos

from the Stonecat Collection

This specimen is one of a type issued since 2009 as part of the reform of the Mexican peso. It replaced a aluminum-bronze type (KM 549) struck 1992-2009. When the fifty centavos was introduced, one dollar was about three pesos; today (December 2024), US$1 = 20.6 pesos.

Recorded mintage: 371,136,000.

Specification: 3.10 g, stainless teel, 17 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 936.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

• 2006 50 centavos
• 2013 50 centavos
• 2015 20 pesos, centennial of the Mexican Air Force
• 2015 20 pesos, bicentennial of the death of José Maria Morelos
• 2015 ½ onza, gold
• 2015 onza, silver
• 2015 onza, gold
• 2016 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 2015
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date