Obverse Reverse
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M
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E
Obverse
ruler
Reverse
ruler
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E
S
C
R
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P
T
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O
N
(country)
Coat of arms of Mexico (type 2, eagle on cactus with snake in mouth)
Phrygian cap divides (denomination)
Teotihuacan in front of mountains
Cactus (denomination) Cactus
(date)
T
E
X
T
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
20
TEOTIHUACAN
CENTAVOS
S
A
M
E

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N
KM# 417: Mexico 1 centavo (1950 - 1969)
KM# 426: Mexico 5 centavos (1954 - 1969)
KM# 439: Mexico 20 centavos (1943 - 1955)

General

WCDB ID
153
Country
Flag: United Mexican States Mexico
Denomination
20 centavos
Value
1⁄5 Mexican peso1 (MXP)
Dates
AD1955 - 1971

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
9.93 g
Diameter
28.60 mm
Thickness
2.15 mm
Composition
Bronze
Color
Brown / Red / Copper Brown / Red / Copper
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Coin: ↑ ↓
Edge
Plain/smooth
Tags
Eagle / Falcon / Hawk Snake

References

Wikipedia
Mexican peso
Krause-Mischler
KM# 440
Numista
N# 959

Related Coins

Previous Date
KM# 439 (1943 - 1955)
Concurrent
1 peso : KM# 459 (1957 - 1967)