| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1960 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | 10 Pesos (10 MXP) |
| Currency | Peso (1863-1992) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) (Copper .100) |
| Weight | 28.888 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#476 |
| Obverse description | `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. |
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| 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) |
| Mintage | 1960 Mo - - 1 000 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 3040157540 |
| Comments |