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This specimen was issued by the Mexico City mint to honor the centennial of the first Mennonite colonies in Mexico. Like many recent issues, it remains unlisted in the SCWC. The oblong patch on the obverse contains microengraving, an anticounterfeiting device. Wikipedia comments, <blockquote>"According to the 2012 estimates, there were 100,000 Mennonites living in [[Mexico]] (including 32,167 baptized adult church members), the vast majority of them, or about 90,000 are established in the state of Chihuahua, 6,500 were living in Durango, with the rest living in small colonies in the states of Campeche, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí and Quintana Roo.
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This specimen was issued by the Mexico City mint to honor the centennial of the first Mennonite colonies in Mexico. 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. Wikipedia comments, <blockquote>"According to the 2012 estimates, there were 100,000 Mennonites living in [[Mexico]] (including 32,167 baptized adult church members), the vast majority of them, or about 90,000 are established in the state of Chihuahua, 6,500 were living in Durango, with the rest living in small colonies in the states of Campeche, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí and Quintana Roo.
  
 
Their settlements were first established in the 1920s. In 1922, 3,000 Mennonites from the Canadian province of Manitoba established in Chihuahua. By 1927, Mennonites reached 10,000 and they were established in Chihuahua, Durango and Guanajuato. Worsening poverty, water shortages and drug-related violence across northern Mexico have provoked significant numbers of Mennonites living in Durango and Chihuahua to relocate abroad in recent years, especially to Canada, and to other regions of the Americas. Between 2012 and 2017 alone, it is estimated that at least 30,000 Mexican Mennonites emigrated to Canada."</blockquote>
 
Their settlements were first established in the 1920s. In 1922, 3,000 Mennonites from the Canadian province of Manitoba established in Chihuahua. By 1927, Mennonites reached 10,000 and they were established in Chihuahua, Durango and Guanajuato. Worsening poverty, water shortages and drug-related violence across northern Mexico have provoked significant numbers of Mennonites living in Durango and Chihuahua to relocate abroad in recent years, especially to Canada, and to other regions of the Americas. Between 2012 and 2017 alone, it is estimated that at least 30,000 Mexican Mennonites emigrated to Canada."</blockquote>
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''Recorded Mintage:'' 4,500,000.
 
''Recorded Mintage:'' 4,500,000.
  
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''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 999.
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 999.
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* [[Mexico 2022 20 pesos Diplomacy|2022 20 pesos, bicentennial of diplomatic relations between Mexico and the USA]]
 
* [[Mexico 2022 20 pesos Diplomacy|2022 20 pesos, bicentennial of diplomatic relations between Mexico and the USA]]
 
* [[Mexico 2022 onza|2022 onza]]
 
* [[Mexico 2022 onza|2022 onza]]
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* [[Mexico 2023 20 pesos|2023 20 pesos, 500th anniversary of the first town of Colima]]
 
* [[Mexico 2023 20 pesos KM-1001|2023 20 pesos, bicentennial of the military academy]]
 
* [[Mexico 2023 20 pesos KM-1001|2023 20 pesos, bicentennial of the military academy]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 2022]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 2022]]

Revision as of 09:32, 24 September 2025

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Mexico 2022Men 20 pesos rev DSLR.jpg

This specimen was issued by the Mexico City mint to honor the centennial of the first Mennonite colonies in Mexico. 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. Wikipedia comments,

"According to the 2012 estimates, there were 100,000 Mennonites living in Mexico (including 32,167 baptized adult church members), the vast majority of them, or about 90,000 are established in the state of Chihuahua, 6,500 were living in Durango, with the rest living in small colonies in the states of Campeche, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí and Quintana Roo. Their settlements were first established in the 1920s. In 1922, 3,000 Mennonites from the Canadian province of Manitoba established in Chihuahua. By 1927, Mennonites reached 10,000 and they were established in Chihuahua, Durango and Guanajuato. Worsening poverty, water shortages and drug-related violence across northern Mexico have provoked significant numbers of Mennonites living in Durango and Chihuahua to relocate abroad in recent years, especially to Canada, and to other regions of the Americas. Between 2012 and 2017 alone, it is estimated that at least 30,000 Mexican Mennonites emigrated to Canada."

Recorded Mintage: 4,500,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM 999.

Source:

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

Link to:

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