Mexico 2012 10 centavos

from the Acanthite collection

from the Mountain Groan collection

This specimen is one of a denomination issued since the reform of the peso in 1992 (one new peso = 1000 old pesos). The original type, produced 1992-2009, was 2.08 g, but the fall in the value of the peso (MXN$1 = US5.6¢ in September 2017) forced a reduction in weight. The other minor denominations (25¢, 50¢) were also reduced.

Recorded mintage: 419,017,000.

Specification: 1.75 g, Stainless steel, 14 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 934.

Sources:

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

Link to:

• 2004 10 centavos
• 2008 10 pesos
• 2012 10 pesos Puebla
• 2012 onza
• 2016 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 2012
• return to Mexican coinage of the reform, 1994 to date