MEXICO
KM 477.1 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge - Plain | Composition | Rotation |
10 pesos | 31.0 | 14.10 | Shape: 7-sided |
Copper-Nickel |
Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Coat of arms in relief, and the legend "The United Mexican States" in Spanish, which forms the upper semicircle. |
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On the
central part
of
the coin
- image of
M. Hidalgo.
Above - word denomination, on the left - the symbol of Mexico's
Minting House, on the right -
the year of minting. Don M. Hidalgo, in full Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mondarte Villaseñor (1753 – 1811) also known as Cura Hidalgo (Priest Hidalgo), was the chief instigator of Mexico's war of independence against Spain. |