5 Pesos


Brass	3 g	17 mm

Description

Issuer	Mexico
Period	United Mexican States/Mexican Republic (1823-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1985-1988
Value	5 Pesos (5&nbspMXP)
Currency	Peso (1863-1992)
Composition	Brass
Weight	3 g
Diameter	17 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	15 November 1995
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#3445
Rarity index	6%

Reverse

Monogram-called design, with a big face value and other details at left, date and the mintmark.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1985 $5

Edge

Reeded

Comment

According to "Banco de México" and "Diario oficial de la Federación" (Federation's Official Log), coins from 1987 had several inconsistencies, such as defective alloy which caused the coin's design to change when struck. This was detected at the mint, and most of the near 82 million coins were rejected and destroyed before leaving the mint. Only the final batches with the corrected alloy reached the public. An estimate is that only 1% of 1987 5 peso coins ever circulated. There were still a large number of coins that reached circulation (almost a million), but when compared to the over 100 million coins from the other two years, they certainly become scarce and rare to find.

Interesting fact

The 5 Pesos coin from Mexico, issued between 1985 and 1988, features the iconic image of the Aztec sun stone on its reverse side. The sun stone, also known as the Calendar Stone, is a famous artifact from the Aztec civilization that represents the Aztec calendar and is considered a symbol of Mexican culture and heritage.