Country name (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) in a semicircle over 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 (encino) branch on one side and a laurel branch on the other. Denomination and year at the bottom.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
·UN PESO 1961· (Translation: United Mexican States ·One Peso 1961·)
Reverse description
Jose Morelos portrait facing right NOTE: Mintmark Mo to left of head
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
O
M
Edge
Plain with lettering
Mint
(Mo) Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date)
Mintage
1957 Mo - - 28 273 000 1958 Mo - - 41 899 000 1959 Mo - - 27 369 000 1960 Mo - - 26 259 000 1961 Mo - - 52 601 000 1962 Mo - - 61 094 000 1963 Mo - - 26 394 000 1964 Mo - - 15 615 000 1965 Mo - - 5 004 000 1966 Mo - - 30 998 000 1967 Mo - - 9 308 000