5 Pesos Southeastern Railroad
Features
| Issuer |
Mexico
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
United Mexican States/Mexican Republic (1823-date)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 1950 |
| Value | 5 Pesos (5 MXP) |
| Currency | Peso (1863-1992) |
| Composition | Silver (.720) (Copper .280) |
| Weight | 27.78 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 18759 |
| References |
KM# 466  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. |
Commemorative issue
Opening of the Southeastern Railroad
Obverse
Eagle perched on cactus with snake in beak.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
LEY PESO
.720 277/9 g
CINCO PESOS
Mo 1950
Engraver: Manuel L. Negrete
Reverse
Rising sun with 1950 inscribed over train with two palm trees.
Commemorates the opening of the Railway line running from Mexico City all the way to the Yucatan Peninsula up to Port Progreso at the very tip of the peninsula.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INAUGURACION DEL FERROCARRIL DEL SURESTE
1950
Engraver: Manuel L. Negrete
Edge
Plain with lettering
Lettering: AGRICULTURA INDUSTRIA COMERCIO
Mint
 (Mo) |
Casa de Moneda de México, Mexico, Mexico (1535-date) |
Comments
NOTE: Coin was badly distributed and most of them were stored in Mexico City Mint. Later when the time came to make other silver coins they were marked for re-melt; this destroyed over half of them, effectively making this one of the rarest mid-1900s silver coins in Mexico.
The resulting silver was used to mint part of the KM#479
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1950 Mo | 200 000 | $ 26 | $ 36 | $ 53 | $ 140 | 100,000 melted. | |||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 31
Bullion value: USD 15.19
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Bullion value: USD 15.19
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