Obverse
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOSPESO27 7/9 GLEY0.720CINCO PESOSMo 1953
National Coat of arms with legend at the top, weight, purity, denomination and date at the bottom.
LREngraved by Lorenzo Rafael
Mexico 5 pesos 1953 Mo Hidalgo
Mexico · 1953 · 5 pesosUncommon
N15263 KM468
The coin's story
Commemorative coin Bicentenary of Hidalgo's birth. Priest and leader of the Mexican independence movement, celebrated for launching the "Grito de Dolores", a call for insurrection against Spanish domination on 16 September 1810. Obverse: National Coat of arms with legend at the top, weight, purity, denomination and date at the bottom. Reverse: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla facing the Parroquia church of Nuestra Señora de Dolores on the left in the background.
Reverse
AÑO DE HIDALGO17531953
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla facing the Parroquia church of Nuestra Señora de Dolores on the left in the background.
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Specifications
- Denomination5 pesos
- Year1953
- Mintage1,000,000
- MaterialSilver 0.720
- ShapeRound
- Diameter40 mm
- Thickness3 mm
- Weight27.78 g
- EdgeInscription: AGRICULTURA INDUSTRIA COMERCIO
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 3 mm.
Composition
Silver 72 %Copper 28 %
25 centavos1953 · 21.5 mm
50 centavos1950 · 26 mm
1 peso1950 · 32 mm
1 peso1957 · 34.5 mm
5 pesos1955 · 36 mm
5 pesos1957 · 36 mm
5 pesos1948 · 40 mm
5 pesos1953 · 40 mm
