Mexico 1987 50 pesos

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This type was struck 1984-88 and honors the hero of the resistance to the French invasion, Benito Juarez. The stress of inflation in the 1980's as Mexico squandered her oil bonanza caused many coin types to come and go. This type was also struck in stainless steel (KM 495a) 1988-92.

Recorded mintage: 210,000,000.

Specification: 8.6 g, copper-nickel, 23.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 495.

Source:

  • Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015, Monterrey, Mexico, 2015.
  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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