Gold coins

Catalog of Mexican gold coins

The history of the Mexican peso spans different monetary units. On 1 January 1993, the new peso was introduced at a rate of 1,000 old pesos; in 1996 its name reverted to peso. This reform matters when comparing the face values of coins from different periods.

Restoration of the Mexican Republic

1 peso2 ½ Pesos5 Pesos10 Pesos20 Pesos
18701870187018701870
19051893190519051905
ø 14 mmø mmø mmø mmø mm
1.69 g4.23 g8.46 g16.92 g33.84 g
1 Mexican peso2,5 Pesos Mexican5 Pesos Mexican10 Pesos Mexican20 Pesos Mexican
1 Mexican peso2,5 Pesos Mexican5 Pesos Mexican10 Pesos Mexican20 Pesos Mexican

United Mexican States

2 Pesos2 ½ Pesos5 Pesos10 Pesos
1919191819051905
1948194819551959
ø 13 mmø 15.5 mmø 19 mmø 22.5 mm
1.666 g2.083 g4.166 g8.333 g
2 Pesos Mexican2,5 Pesos Mexican5 Pesos Mexican10 Pesos Mexican
2 Pesos Mexican2,5 Pesos Mexican5 Pesos Mexican10 Pesos Mexican
20 Pesos
1917
1959
ø 27.55 mm
16.66 g
20 Pesos Mexican
20 Pesos Mexican
50 Pesos50 Pesos
18701917
19051959
ø mmø 27.55 mm
33.84 g16.66 g
50 Pesos Mexican50 Pesos Mexican
50 Pesos Mexican50 Pesos Mexican

Second Empire (1866)

20 pesos
Gold
1866
Mexico — 20 pesos — Gold — 1866 — 1866 — KM 389 — obverse
Mexico — 20 pesos — Gold — 1866 — 1866 — KM 389 — reverse