Mexico 1983 50 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in Mexico 1982-84. The portrait is of Maya goddess Coyolxauhqui, ritually dismembered.

Recorded mintage: 45,000,000 plus 1,051 proofs.

Specification: 19.84 g, copper-nickel, 39 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 490.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.

Link to:

• 1982 50 pesos, Coyolxauhqui
• 1983 copper-nickel 20 centavos
• 1983 peso, Morelos
• 1983 5 pesos, Quetzalcoatl
• 1983 10 pesos
• 1983 20 pesos
• 1983 libertad
• 1985 50 pesos, World Cup, foot and soccer ball
• 1985 50 pesos, World Cup, ½ oz silver, Mayan ball game
• 1985 50 pesos, World Cup, ½ oz silver
• Coins and currency dated 1983
• return to Mexican coinage of the modern era, since 1905