`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. The coat of arms is surrounded by date, weight, purity and denomination.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
DIEZ PESOS
28.888 G · 1960 · LEY 900
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Mo (Translation: Ten Pesos United Mexican States)
Reverse description
Busts of Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla and Francisco I. Madero next to each other, facing forward, with the last names under the respective bust. Dates and legend surround the busts.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
INDEPENDENCIA Y LIBERTAD
1810 1960 1910
HIDALGO MADERO
SUFRAGIO EFECTIVO NO REELECCION (Translation: Independence and Liberty Effective Suffrage, No Re-Election)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
(Mo) Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date)