Mexico 10 centavos 1912 M

The coin's story

This 10 centavos coin in 800 thousandths silver belongs to the series struck from 1905 to 1914, created by the monetary reform of 1905 that moved Mexico from the silver standard to the gold exchange standard. The obverse bears the arms of Mexico: the eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a serpent. The reverse shows the radiant cap of liberty above the value, within a large oak and laurel wreath. The letter M of the Mexico City Mint, the country's only mint since 1905, is placed between the figures 1 and 0. The 1912 date has 1,350,000 pieces and exists with a lower 2.