Issuer Mexico
Period United Mexican States/Mexican Republic (1823-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1905-1949
Value 1 Centavo (0.01 MXP)
Currency Peso (1863-1992)
Composition Bronze
Weight 3 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness 1.4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Obverse
The phrase "Estados Unidos Mexicanos" on the top of the coin around the rim above an older version of the Mexican coat of arms (A Mexican golden eagle standing on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake). At the base of the cactus, there is a holm oak (Encina) branch on one side and a laurel branch on the other.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Translation: United Mexican States
Reverse
The year at the top and the denomination over the cent symbol in the center surrounded by a wreath and the mintmark below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1948
1¢
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