Mexico 5 pesos 1955 Mo

Mexico · 1955 · 5 pesos

Circulating coinUncommon

€15.00estimate

4,271,000coins minted

€19.30silver value · 13 g fine at today’s price

N13986 KM469

RZReference number RZRZ-10GFE

Circulating coin

Series of 5 pesos with Hidalgo (1955-1957)

The coin's story

This 5 pesos coin in 720 thousandths silver belongs to the series struck from 1955 to 1957, with the head of Miguel Hidalgo on the reverse. 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 portrait was engraved by Albino del Moral, and the motto INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD (Independence and liberty) surrounds it. The obverse bears the arms of Mexico in the centre, surrounded by the value, the weight of 18.055 grams and the fineness. The 1955 date was struck at the Mexico City Mint in 4,271,000 pieces.

ObverseThe Arms of Mexico

CINCO PESOSESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS18.055 G · 1955 · LEY .720

Design: The eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a serpent.
Legend: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS (United Mexican States).
Denomination: CINCO PESOS (five pesos).
Inscription: 18.055 G · 1955 · LEY .720 (18.055 grams, 1955, fineness 0.720).

LRAttributed to Lorenzo Rafael

ReverseMiguel Hidalgo

INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTADHIDALGO

Design: Head of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla facing left, the mint mark on the right.
Legend: INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD (Independence and liberty), HIDALGO.

AMEngraved by Albino del Moral