Design features
| Type | C |
| Diameter | 15.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Weight | 1.58 grams |
| Edge |
Plain
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Obverse
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In the center field, the national shield with the inscription “ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS” (UNITED MEXICAN STATES) along the top of the coin. |
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Reverse
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In the center of the coin, the number five "5" as the key motif and denoting face value; to its right the cent symbol "¢"; top center, the mint year and to the right, the Mexican mint mark "M°"; to the left, parallel to an engraved pentagon, a stylized image of the solar rays of the "Ring of the Quincunxes of the Sun Stone." |
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Composition |
Stainless steel alloy. |
| In circulation as of January 1st, 1996. | |
