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Mexico 1 peso 1943 M

Mexico · 1943 · 1 peso
Circulating coinCommon
€13.30estimate
47,662,000coins minted
N4382 KM455
Circulating coin

Série de 1 peso au bonnet de la liberté (1920-1945)

The coin's story

Obverse:
The coat of arms of Mexico: a Mexican royal eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake. The eagle, the cactus and the snake are surrounded by a branch of green oak (encina) on one side and a branch of laurel on the other.
The head of the eagle and the snake separates the purity (0.720). “ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS” on the coat of arms.


Reverse:
Radiant cap with denomination and crown below

    Obverse

    ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS0.7 20

    The coat of arms of Mexico: a Mexican royal eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake. The eagle, the cactus and the snake are surrounded by a branch of green oak (encina) on one side and a branch of laurel on the other. The head of the eagle and the snake separates the purity (0.720). “ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS” on the coat of arms.

    Reverse

    LIBERTADMUN PESO1943

    Radiant cap with denomination and crown below

    Specifications

    • Denomination1 peso
    • Year1943
    • Mintage47,662,000
    • MintCasa de Moneda de México (M)
    • MaterialSilver 0.720
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter34 mm
    • Thickness2.5 mm
    • Weight16.66 g
    • EdgePlain with incuse letters “INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD”
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    1 peso 34 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.5 mm.

    Composition

    Silver72 % Copper28 %

    Reference catalogues

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    Mexico in the collection All 25 coins →

    18661978

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