| Issuer | Mexico |
| Year | 2000-2001 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | 20 Pesos |
| Currency | New Peso (1992-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in brass ring |
| Weight | 15.945 g |
| Dimensions | 32.0 mm |
| Thickness | 2.65 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#638 |
| Obverse description | The National Shield (Mexican Golden Eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake), inscription above. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ESTADOS
UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Translation: United Mexican States) |
| Reverse description | A young portrait of Octavio Paz (three quarter profile) facing right, part of a poem, signature. Value on top, date below, mint mark left. |
| Reverse script | Latin, Latin (cursive) |
| Reverse lettering | $20
Todo es presencia
todos los siglos son
este Presente
Octavio Paz
AÑO 2000 (Translation: 20 Pesos `Everything is presence, all centuries are this present` Octavio Paz Year 2000) |
| Edge | Segmented, 8 milled and 8 plain segments. |
| Mint | (Mo) Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date) |
| Mintage | 2000 Mo - - 14 943 000 2001 Mo - - 2 515 000 |
| Catalog ID | 8051292100 |
| Comments |
