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This specimen was issued by the [[Mexico]] City mint to honor the 500th anniversary of the founding of Veracruz, still Mexico's most important port. Like many recent issues, it remains unlisted in the SCWC. The oblong patch on the obverse contains microengraving, an anticounterfeiting device.
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This specimen was issued by the [[Mexico]] City mint to honor the 500th anniversary of the founding of Veracruz, still Mexico's most important port. Like many recent issues, it remains unlisted in the SCWC. The oblong patch on the obverse contains microengraving, an anticounterfeiting device. The twenty pesos was reduced from 15.95 g, 32 mm diameter to 12.67 g, 30 mm diameter, in 2019.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 60,000,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 60,000,000.
  
''Specification:'' 15.95 g, bimetallic, aluminum-bronze outer ring with a copper-nickel center, 32 mm diameter.
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''Specification:'' 12.67 g, nickel brass center in an aluminum bronze ring, 30 mm diameter, interrupted reeded edge.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 991.
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 991.

Revision as of 09:26, 24 September 2025

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Mexico 2019Ver 20 pesos rev DSLR.JPG

This specimen was issued by the Mexico City mint to honor the 500th anniversary of the founding of Veracruz, still Mexico's most important port. Like many recent issues, it remains unlisted in the SCWC. The oblong patch on the obverse contains microengraving, an anticounterfeiting device. The twenty pesos was reduced from 15.95 g, 32 mm diameter to 12.67 g, 30 mm diameter, in 2019.

Recorded mintage: 60,000,000.

Specification: 12.67 g, nickel brass center in an aluminum bronze ring, 30 mm diameter, interrupted reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 991.

Sources:

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

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