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50 Centavos small type
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de México |
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| Year | 2009-2024 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral '50' with the cent sign appears prominently in the center of the field, with the issue year inscribed above and the Mexico City mintmark 'Mo' positioned below. Flanking the central design on both sides, stylized decorative elements drawn from the Anillo de la Aceptación — the Ring of Acceptance from the Aztec Piedra del Sol (Sun Stone) — form a partial border arcing from upper left to upper right, lending the design a pre-Columbian artistic character. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The "small type" designation distinguishes this issue from the larger-diameter 50 centavos that preceded it, a size reduction carried out as part of Mexico's broader coinage rationalization in the mid-2000s aimed at reducing metal costs across the circulating series. Stainless steel had already replaced the earlier stainless and aluminum-bronze bimetallic formats by this point. The coin circulates heavily throughout Mexico and sees particularly rapid wear in street market and transit fare contexts.