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1950-Mo Type 2, Southern Railroad, Silver 5 Pesos MS KM-466 Values
Details
Popular commemorative issue celebrating the opening of the southern railroad. It is recorded that 100,000 pieces were melted to be used for the 1968 Mexican Olympic 25 Pesos
Obverse: Slightly above center, above a spray of oak and laurel, a small national coat of arms depicting the eagle in profile to the left, with stylized, leaf-like feathers and very large feet. The legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS surrounds, with CINCO PESOS below the spray. To the left of the spray, fineness LEY / 0.720; to the right of the spray, PESO above the coin’s weight (in grams), 27 7/9 6. At the bottom, the mintmark Mo and the date.
Reverse: A complex scene with a locomotive in the foreground and, in the background, a plantation scene with a forest, fields, and two palm trees. Behind all, a rising sun with blade-shaped rays, and with 1950 inscribed on the half-circle. Surrounding all, the legend INAUGURACION DEL FERROCARRIL DEL SURESTE ! (“Inauguration of the Southeastern Railway”).
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Mexico City
Mintage:
200,000
Coinage Type:
Coinage Reform of 1905
Coinage Years:
1950
Composition:
Silver
Mint Mark:
Mo
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Type 2, Southern Railroad, Silver
Variety 2:
KM-466
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
.72
Weight:
27.777 gr
Weight:
0.6431 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
40 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Demonetized:
True
Obverse Lettering:
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS, LEY PESO, .720 277/9 g, CINCO PESOS, Mo, 1950
Obverse Designer:
Manuel L. Negrete
Reverse Lettering:
INAUGURACION DEL FERROCARRIL DEL SURESTE, 1950
Reverse Designer:
Manuel L. Negrete
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