Coins belonging to the B-type entered circulation in 1993 and have design features similar to those of A-type banknotes. They are denominated in “new pesos”. A “new peso” is equivalent to 1000 pesos of the previous monetary unit.
Although currently some of these coins are in the process of being withdrawn from circulation, there are few pieces of this type that continue in circulation.
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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.” |
| Date when the coin entered circulation | January 1993 |
| Diámeter |
15.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Weight | 1.58 gramos |
| Edge |
Plain
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| Composition |
Stainless steel alloy. |
| Denomination |
5 centavos |
| Current value |
5 centavos |
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Observe
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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 central part of the coin, the number "20" as main motif. The symbol for ("¢"), the year of minting, the Mexican Mint mark “M°”, and a stylized version of the “Acatl”, the thirteenth day of the Aztec Calendar Stone. |
| Date when the coin entered circulation | January 1993 |
| Diameter |
19.5 mm (circle around the 12-sided part of the coin) |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
| Weight | 3.04 grams |
| Edge |
Plain
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| Composition |
Bronze-aluminum alloy |
| Denomination |
20 centavos |
| Current value |
20 centavos |
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Observe
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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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Reverso
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In the central part of the coin, the number "50" as main motif. The symbol for centavos ("¢"), the year of minting, the Mexican Mint mark “M°”, and a stylized representation of the “Anillo de la Aceptación de la Piedra del Sol” (Acceptance Ring of the Aztec Calendar Stone). |
| Date when the coin entered circulation | January 1993 |
| Diameter |
22.0 mm (circle around a dodecagon) |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided), notched |
| Weight | 4.39 grams |
| Edge |
Plain
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| Composition |
Bronze-aluminum alloy |
| Denomination |
50 centavos |
| Current value |
50 centavos |
