Obverse
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
An eagle perched on a cactus holding a serpent in its beak and talon, below a branch of oak and another of olive tied with a ribbon. Legends above.
Mexico · 1948 · 5 pesos5 pesos à Cuauhtémoc (1947-1948)
Obverse:
An eagle perched on a cactus holding a serpent in its beak and talon, below a branch of oak and another of olive tied with a ribbon.
Legends above.
Reverse:
Bust wearing a headdress and clothes, facing left of the last Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc.
Legends on the periphery with value, date, fineness, mintmark and weight.
An eagle perched on a cactus holding a serpent in its beak and talon, below a branch of oak and another of olive tied with a ribbon. Legends above.
Bust wearing a headdress and clothes, facing left of the last Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc. Legends on the periphery with value, date, fineness, mintmark and weight.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 3.1 mm.
25 centavos1953 · 21.5 mm
50 centavos1950 · 26 mm
1 peso1947 · 32 mm
1 peso1950 · 32 mm
1 peso1943 · 34 mm
5 pesos1953 · 40 mm
5 pesos1953 · 40 mm