Mexico 5 pesos 1953 Mo - Bicentenary of Hidalgo

Mexico · 1953 · 5 pesos

Commemorative coinUncommon

€21.16estimate

1,000,000coins minted

€29.70silver value · 20 g fine at today’s price

N15263 KM468

RZReference number RZRZ-KJH10

Commemorative coin

Bicentenary of the birth of Hidalgo (1753-1953)

The coin's story

This 5 pesos coin in 720 thousandths silver celebrates the bicentenary of the birth of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, born in 1753. The priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla launched the War of Independence on 16 September 1810 in Dolores, with the famous “Cry of Dolores”, captured in 1811, he was tried and shot at the end of July of the same year. The reverse shows him facing, with the parish church of Our Lady of Dolores in the background, from which he launched his call. Both sides are the work of Lorenzo Rafael. The obverse bears the arms of Mexico with the weight, fineness, value and date. The coin was struck at the Mexico City Mint in 1,000,000 pieces. The edge bears AGRICULTURA INDUSTRIA COMERCIO (Agriculture, industry, commerce).

ObverseThe Arms of Mexico

ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOSPESO27 7/9 GLEY0.720CINCO PESOSMo 1953

Design: The eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a serpent.
Legend: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (United Mexican States).
Inscription: PESO 27 7/9 G LEY 0.720 (weight 27 7/9 grams, fineness 0.720).
Denomination: CINCO PESOS (five pesos).
Date: Mo 1953 (Mo, Mexico City Mint).

LREngraved by Lorenzo Rafael

ReverseMiguel Hidalgo at Dolores

AÑO DE HIDALGO17531953

Design: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla facing, the parish church of Dolores in the background on the left.
Legend: AÑO DE HIDALGO (Year of Hidalgo).
Date: 1753 1953.

LRDesigned and engraved by Lorenzo Rafael

Specifications

Denomination5 pesos
Year1953
Mintage1,000,000
MintCasa de Moneda de México (Mo)
MaterialSilver 0.720
ShapeRound
Diameter40 mm
Thickness3 mm
Weight27.78 g
EdgeThe edge is plain.**Inscription: AGRICULTURA INDUSTRIA COMERCIO (Agriculture, industry, commerce), incuse
ScriptsLatin