20 Centavos

Features

Country	Mexico (Estados Unidos)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1974-1983
Value	20 Centavos (0.20 MXP)
Currency	Peso (1905-1992)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	3.02 g
Diameter	20.1 mm
Thickness	1.27 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	11-15-1995
References	KM# 442, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 68 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

"Estados Unidos Mexicanos" in a semicircle over the Mexican coat of arms: a Mexican golden eagle standing on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake. At the base of the cactus there is a holm oak (encino) branch on one side and a laurel branch on the other.

Lettering: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS

Translation: United Mexican States

Reverse

Value, Portrait of Francisco Indalecio Madero to the right

Lettering:
Mo
20c.
1977

Edge

Reeded

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Year	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1974 Mo	112,000,000		0.30	0.27	0.27			16%
1975 Mo	611,000,000	0.24	0.24	0.27	0.42	0.40	0.40	45%
1976 Mo	394,000,000	0.32	0.32	0.43	0.68	0.55	0.55	31%
1977 Mo	394,350,000	0.27	0.23	0.23	0.26			30%
1978 Mo	527,950,000	0.18	0.18	0.27	0.37	0.37		32%
1978 Mo								1.0%	Doubled die rev.
1979 Mo	524,615,000		0.11	0.42	0.42	0.47		27%
1979 Mo								1.9%	Doubled die obv. large letters
1979 Mo								1.3%	Doubled die obv. small letters
1980 Mo	326,500,000			0.30	0.42			19%
1981 Mo	248,500,000			0.24				13%	closed "8", high date
1981 Mo								4%	closed "8", low date
1981 Mo	106,205,000			0.90				7%	open "8"
1981 Mo								0.3%	overdate variety "1982"
1982 Mo	286,855,000			0.29	0.29			17%
1983 Mo								1.5%	Flat top "3"; see comments
1983 Mo	998							0.2%	Proof
1983 Mo	100,930,000				0.54			7%	Round top "3"; see comments

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