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MEXICO 5 Pesos Silver coin 1950 UNC Southern Railroad
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MEXICO 5 Pesos Silver coin 1950 UNC Opening of Southern Railroad
Rare!! mintage 200,000 (100,000 were melted)
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.
Features
| 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 |
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
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