20 Centavos Provisional Government

Features

Issuer State of Oaxaca
Issuing bank Bank of Oaxaca
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1915
Value 20 Centavos (0.20)
Currency Peso (1915-1916)
Composition Copper
Weight 12 g
Diameter 29 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
63271
References KM# 733
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.

Obverse

Issuer's name above bust of Juárez facing left, year below. All within a border of half-moons convex inwardly.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ESTADO L. Y S. DE OAXACA
★ 1915 ★

Translation: Free and sovereign state of Oaxaca

Reverse

Legend between the ends of an open wreath. Value in the center, surrounded by half wreath (without TM below wreath), all within a border of half-moons convex inwardly.

- Type I letters
-Without TM below wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MONEDA PROVISIONAL
20
CENTAVOS

Translation: Provisional Coin

Edge

20 Centavos (Provisional Government) -  obverse

© Jaime Tovar

Comments

This is a Type II obverse and Type I reverse die.

- Type II letters and figure
- Raised center in Stars
- Bust is Utberg's portrait b

 

Note: 7th bust, short truncation with closed lapels

 

As is the case of the 5 and 10 centavos coins, two styles of the lettering occurred. Type I has thin, rugged letters and numbers while Type II consist of heavy, regularly shaped letter. In some cases it might well be argued that the Type II letters & numbers were re-engraved over the Type I letters & numbers.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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