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2010-Mo Type A4, Octavio Paz, Bi-metallic 20 Pesos MS KM-943 Values
Details
Obverse: On the alpaca (German silver) center, the national coat of arms with the eagle facing left, its feathers resembling plates of armor. On the bronze-aluminum outer ring, the legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS above, with a half-wreath of oak and laurel below.
Reverse: To the left of center, a bust of Mexican poet and Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz in three-quarter profile to the right, with hand to chin. In the field to the right of the bust, Premio Nobel de / Literatura / 1990. At the top of the outer ring, $20 with OCTAVIO PAZ immediately below; at the bottom, near the inner edge and reading counterclockwise, a famous verse by the poet: Todo es presencia, todos los siglos son esta Presente (“Everything is presence, all the centuries are this Presence”). Below the verse, VEINTE PESOS. At upper left, 2010; at upper right, the mintmark M.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Mexico City
Mintage:
4,954,000
Coinage Type:
Coinage Reform of 1992
Coinage Years:
2010-2010
Composition:
Bimetallic (copper-nickel center, copper ring)
Mint Mark:
Mo
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Type A4, Octavio Paz, Bi-metallic
Variety 2:
KM-943
Physical Characteristics
Weight:
15.996 gr
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
32 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Obverse Lettering:
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Reverse Lettering:
$20 OCTAVIO PAZ 2010 Ṁ Premio Nobel de Literatura 1990 ”Todo es presencia, todos los siglos son este presente” VEINTE PESOS
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