Commemorating the bicentennial of diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United States
Design features
Design features
Type | C1 |
Diameter | 30 mm |
Shape | Dodecagon (12-sided) |
Weight | 12.67 grams |
Edge |
Interrupted milled |
Obverse |
In the center field, the national shield with the inscription "ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS" (UNITED MEXICAN STATES) along the top of the coin. |
Reverse |
The upper edge includes the legend “DOSCIENTOS AÑOS DE RELACIONES DIPLOMÁTICAS ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS – ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA” (TWO CENTURIES OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS MEXICO - UNITED STATES). In the center, two eagles symbolizing the two nations, with the legends “ÁGUILA REAL” and “ÁGUILA CALVA” (ROYAL EAGLE and AMERICAN BALD EAGLE). In the upper part, the microtext “AMISTAD, SOBERANÍA Y COOPERACIÓN” (FRIENDSHIP, SOVEREIGNTY AND COOPERATION) and the latent image "200". In the exergue, the coin features the denomination "$20" and the years "1822" and "2022". On the right side, the mintmark of the Mexican Mint, denoted by "M°". |
Composition |
1. Center of the coin: copper-nickel-zinc alloy.
2. Peripheral ring of the coin: bronze-aluminum alloy.
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In circulation as of December 6, 2023. |
Background information
Other designs valid for transactions
- Bicentennial of Mexico’s Military Academy
- Bicentennial of the Mexican Navy
- 100th anniversary of the arrival of the Mennonites in Mexico
- 700th anniversary of the lunar foundation of the city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, 500th anniversary of historical memory of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, and the Bicentennial of Mexico's Independence
- Centennial of General Emiliano Zapata Salazar’s death
- 500 years of the founding of the city and port of Veracruz
- 50th anniversary of the implementation of the Navy Plan (Plan Marina)
- Fiftieth anniversary of the implementation of the DN-III-E Plan
- 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Constitution of the United Mexican States
- Bicentennial of general José María Morelos y Pavón’s death
- Centennial of Mexico's Air Force
- Centennial of the taking of Zacatecas
- Centennial of the heroic deed of the port of Veracruz
- 150th anniversary of the birth and 100th anniversary of the death of Belisario Domínguez
- 100 years of Mexico’s Armed Forces
- Twentieth anniversary of Octavio Paz receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Octavio Paz, the new millennium
- Señor del Fuego (Lord of Fire), the new millennium
- Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, new pesos