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25 Centavos
| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1869-1892 |
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| Weight | 6.77 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Mexico's 1869 reform coinage rationalized a chaotic colonial-era system that had survived largely intact through independence and the turbulent mid-century decades. The new decimal series, anchored to the peso of 100 centavos, was a deliberate modernization pushed through under Juárez and carried forward into the Díaz years — part of a broader effort to attract foreign capital by making Mexican currency legible to international commerce.
This denomination was struck at multiple mints simultaneously, each adding its own assayer initials. Collectors working this series quickly learn that the real distinctions lie in the assayer combinations, not the dates.