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5 Pesos Peso de 'Caballito'

Issuer Casa de Moneda de México
Year 2010
Type Non-circulating coin
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Obverse script Latin
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Mintage 2010 Mo - Proof - 8,000
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The original "Caballito" peso, designed by Charles Pillet and struck from 1910 to 1914, is among the most admired Mexican coins of the 20th century — and one of the shortest-lived regular issues, suspended when revolutionary turmoil collapsed the Porfiriato's monetary order entirely. This 2010 restrike was issued to mark the centennial of that original, part of a broader commemorative program tied to both the centenary of the Mexican Revolution and the bicentenary of independence.

Pillet was a French sculptor, and the commission itself reflected the Díaz government's deep cultural alignment with France in its final years.

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