Mexico 1998 50 centavos

from the Stonecat Collection

This specimen is one of a type issued 1992-2009 as part of the reform of the Mexican peso (one new peso = 100 old pesos). Inflation caused it to be replaced by a stainless steel type struck 2009-19. When it was introduced, one dollar was about three pesos; today (December 2024), US$1 = 20.6 pesos.

Recorded mintage: 223,605,000.

Specification: 4.39 g, aluminum-bronze, 22 mm diameter, scalloped edge.

Catalog reference: KM 549.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

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• Coins and currency dated 1998
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date