20 Pesos Octavio Paz


Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in brass ring	15.945 g	32.0 mm

Description

Issuer	Mexico
Period	United Mexican States/Mexican Republic (1823-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Years	2000-2001
Value	20 Pesos 20 MXN = USD 1.04
Currency	New Peso (1992-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in brass ring
Weight	15.945 g
Diameter	32.0 mm
Thickness	2.65 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#10209
Rarity index	12%

Reverse

A young portrait of Octavio Paz (three quarter profile) facing right, part of a poem, signature.
Value on top, date below, mint mark left.

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
$20
Todo es presencia
todos los siglos son
este Presente
Octavio Paz
AÑO 2000

Translation:
20 Pesos
"Everything is presence, all centuries are this present"
Octavio Paz
Year 2000

Edge

Segmented, 8 milled and 8 plain segments.

Comment

Octavio Paz was a poet, essayist and diplomat (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998). He was named Mexico's ambassador to India in 1962, he won the 1990 Nobel price in literature.
The inscription “Todo es presencia, todos los siglos son este presente” (Everything is presence, all centuries are the present one) is taken from the author’s poem “Fuente” (Source) about the change of the millennium.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 20 Pesos (Octavio Paz) circulating commemorative coin from Mexico is that it features a unique design that combines both a copper-nickel center and a brass ring. This bi-metallic design adds a distinctive touch to the coin and sets it apart from other coins in circulation.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2000 Mo	14943000	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001 Mo	2515000	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 20 Pesos (Octavio Paz) 2000-2001 coin.