20 Pesos (Pattern; Coyolxauhqui; Alternate Design) 1978 front 20 Pesos (Pattern; Coyolxauhqui; Alternate Design) 1978 back
20 Pesos (Pattern; Coyolxauhqui; Alternate Design) 1978 photo
© Banco de Mexico

20 Pesos Pattern; Coyolxauhqui; Alternate Design

1978 year
Copper-nickel 16 g 33 mm
Description
Issuer
Mexico
Period
United Mexican States/Mexican Republic (1823-date)
Type
Pattern
Year
1978
Value
20 Pesos (20&nbspMXP)
Currency
Peso (1863-1992)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
16 g
Diameter
33 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
1978
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#430203
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Depiction of Coyolxauhqui in the center, with value and year below it and mintmark to the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:

VEINTE PESOS
1978

Translation: Twenty Pesos.

Edge

Plain

Interesting fact

The Pattern 20 Pesos (Pattern; Coyolxauhqui; Alternate Design) 1978 from Mexico made of Copper-nickel weighing 16 g is a rare and unique coin. It was designed by Mexican artist Francisco Goitia and features the Aztec goddess Coyolxauhqui, which is an interesting fact about this coin.