Obverse
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
The Mexican eagle is represented in profile, devouring a snake, on a cactus and surmounting a crown of laurel and oak leaves.
LREngraved by Lorenzo Rafael
Mexico 1 peso 1950 Mo
Mexico · 1950 · 1 pesoUncommonUNC · Uncirculated
€12.56minimum price in UNC
3,287,000coins minted
N3853 KM457
The coin's story
This monetary issue occurs while the country is firmly governed by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which uses the figure of Morelos (a hero of Independence) as a strong patriotic symbol.
Reverse
1PESO1950Mo
Face portrait of José María Morelos, one of the heroes of Mexico's independence, slightly left-wing.
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Specifications
- Denomination1 peso
- Year1950
- Mintage3,287,000
- MintCasa de Moneda de México
- MaterialSilver 0.300
- ShapeRound
- Diameter32 mm
- Thickness2 mm
- Weight13.33 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2 mm.
Composition
Silver 30 %Copper 70 %
25 centavos1953 · 21.5 mm
50 centavos1950 · 26 mm
1 peso1947 · 32 mm
5 pesos1955 · 36 mm
5 pesos1948 · 40 mm
5 pesos1953 · 40 mm
5 pesos1953 · 40 mm
