Obverse
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOSPESO27 7/9 GLEY0.720CINCO PESOSMo 1953
National coat of arms with the legend at the top, weight, fineness, denomination and date at the bottom.
LREngraved by Lorenzo Rafael
Mexico · 1953 · 5 pesosBicentenaire de la naissance d'Hidalgo (1753-1953)
Commemorative coin
Bicentenary of the birth of Hidalgo. Priest and a leader of the Mexican independence movement, famous for having launched the “Cry of Dolores”, a call to insurrection against Spanish rule, on September 16, 1810.
Obverse:
National coat of arms with the legend at the top, weight, fineness, denomination and date at the bottom.
Reverse:
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla facing the church Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Dolores to the left in the background.
National coat of arms with the legend at the top, weight, fineness, denomination and date at the bottom.
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla facing the church Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Dolores to the left in the background.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 3 mm.
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
