| Issuer | Mexico |
| Year | 1936-1942 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 5 Centavos (0.05 MXP) |
| Currency | Peso (1863-1992) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Dimensions | 20.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#423, Schön#35 |
| Obverse description | The Mexican coat of arms (a Mexican golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake. At the base there is a holm oak (Encina) branch on one side and a laurel branch on the other) and the country name above |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ESTADOS
UNIDOS MEXICANOS (Translation: United Mexican States) |
| Reverse description | The outer circles of the Mexica, or Aztec, Sun Stone, with the year, mintmark (M), and 5 Centavos, in the center. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1936 M 5 CENTAVOS |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | M Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date) |
| Mintage | 1936 M - - 46 700 000 1937 M - - 49 060 000 1938 M - - 3 340 000 1940 M - - 22 800 000 1942 M - - 7 100 000 |
| Catalog ID | 8852090780 |
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