1 Peso


Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)	9.0 g	29 mm

Description

Issuer	Mexico
Period	United Mexican States/Mexican Republic (1823-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1970-1983
Value	1 Peso (1&nbspMXP)
Currency	Peso (1863-1992)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	9.0 g
Diameter	29 mm
Thickness	1.91 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	15 November 1995
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#1105
Rarity index	3%

Reverse

Value with portrait of José Maria Teclo Morelos y Pavón to the left. Mintmark on the right and year below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UN PESO
Mo
1981

Translation: One Peso

Edge

Reeded

Comment

In 1970, the United States Mint in Denver manufactured 55,843,368 blank planchets to be used to the minting of this coin.

This type has several variants (narrow/wide dates, thick/thin dates, open/closed 8s), some of which are described below, with the following dates: 1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983

1970