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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 1985-1988 |
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| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
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| Reverse description | The bold numeral '5' dominates the central field as the denomination, accompanied by the peso sign, with the date of issue and the Mexico City mint mark 'Mo' positioned to the lower left. The design is rendered in a stark, modernist style with clean typographic elements against a plain field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1985 $5 |
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This issue belongs to the period immediately following Mexico's catastrophic 1982 debt crisis, when the peso entered a prolonged inflationary collapse that would ultimately require a redenomination of 1,000-to-1 in 1993. The brass composition was a direct response to rising metal costs — earlier peso coinage in stainless steel had already been a compromise. Coins of this type circulated hard and briefly before inflation rendered the denomination effectively worthless, which is precisely why mint-state survivors are rarer than the short date range suggests.