5 Pesos Filomeno Mata

Filomeno Mata was a Mexican journalist imprisoned over thirty times by the Porfirio Díaz regime for his relentless criticism in the pages of El Diario del Hogar, the opposition newspaper he founded in 1881. His inclusion in the Personajes bimetallic series — launched by Banco de México to circulate historical figures through everyday commerce — was a deliberate editorial choice, elevating a dissident printer over the generals and politicians who typically dominate national coinage.