20 Nuevos Pesos 1993-1995 front 20 Nuevos Pesos 1993-1995 back
20 Nuevos Pesos 1993-1995 photo
© Scott Doll

20 Nuevos Pesos

 
Bimetallic: silver (.925) centre in aluminium bronze ring (Silver content: 1/4 troy oz (7.776g)) 16.996 g 32 mm
Description
Issuer
Mexico
Period
United Mexican States/Mexican Republic (1823-date)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1993-1995
Value
20 New Pesos 20 MXN = USD 1.04
Currency
New Peso (1992-date)
Composition
Bimetallic: silver (.925) centre in aluminium bronze ring (Silver content: 1/4 troy oz (7.776g))
Weight
16.996 g
Diameter
32 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#593
Rarity index
14%

Reverse

The portrait in left profile of Miguel Hidalgo (1753-1811), Mexican patriot and chief leader of Mexico's war of independence against Spain, is accompanied with the legend "HIDALGO" and surrounded with a vegetable crown and the face value

Script: Latin

Lettering: N$20 HIDALGO 1993 M

Edge

Segmented reeding.

Comment

An uncertain number of coins were minted with an error in the number 2, making it look like an "8" or sometimes like an inverted "6"