100 Pesos Tamaulipas

This coin is part of Mexico's long-running "Estados de la República" series, which issued a distinct bimetallic 100 Peso piece for each of the country's 31 states plus the Federal District. Tamaulipas, a northeastern border state sharing a lengthy frontier with Texas, was among the coins released in the 2004 batch of that program. The series was driven partly by a push to promote national geographic identity through circulation coinage — an ambition that largely failed, as most pieces were pulled from circulation almost immediately by collectors and silver stackers alike.