100 Pesos Hidalgo

The 100 Pesos bimetallic series, launched in 1991, was conceived specifically to showcase Mexican silver craftsmanship while producing a coin substantial enough to resist counterfeiting — a persistent problem for high-denomination Mexican coinage through the 1980s and 1990s. Miguel Hidalgo's presence here is unremarkable in one sense — his face has appeared on Mexican currency almost continuously since independence — but the .925 silver core makes this a genuine bullion-adjacent issue, not a token gesture toward the metal.

By 2005, the series had expanded to over 30 distinct state and cultural subjects. The Hidalgo reverse ties back to the original 1991 anchor design that launched the denomination.