Mexico 2001 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan 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 reduced weight version (KM 934) for 2009-19. When it was introduced, one dollar was about three pesos; today (September 2025), US$1 = 18.4 pesos.

Recorded mintage: 234,360,000.

Specification: 3.04 g, aluminum bronze, 19.5 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 548.

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:

• 1998 20 centavos
• 2000 50 centavos
• 2000 peso
• 2000 20 pesos, Xiuhtecuhtli
• 2000 20 pesos, Octavio Paz
• 2001 10 centavos
• 2001 10 pesos, "AÑO 2001"
• 2001 onza
• 2001 5 onzas
• 2009 20 centavos, reduced size
• Coins and currency dated 2001
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date