Whitman Expo
2000-Mo Type A3, Octavio Paz, Bi-metallic 20 Pesos MS KM-638 Values
Details
Obverse: On the alpaca (German silver) center, the national coat of arms with the eagle facing left, its feathers resembling plates of armor. On the bronze-aluminum outer ring, the legend ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS above, with a half-wreath of oak and laurel below.
Reverse: To the left of center, a forward-facing bust of Mexican poet and Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz, the head turned partway to the right. In the field to the right of the bust, extending onto the outer ring, a famous verse by the poet: Todo es presencia, / todos los siglos son / esta Presente (“Everything is presence, / all the centuries are / this Presence”). Below the verse, a reproduction of Paz’s signature. At the top of the outer ring, $20, with AÑO [date] below and the mintmark M at far left.
Basic Information
GSID:
296046
Coin Date:
2000-Mo
Denomination:
20P / 20 Pesos
Designation:
MS
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Mexico City
Mintage:
14,943,000
Coinage Type:
Coinage Reform of 1992
Coinage Years:
2000-2001
Composition:
Bimetallic; center 0.65 copper, 0.1 nickel, 0.25 zinc; outer ring 0.92 copper, 0.06 aluminum, 0.02 nickel
Mint Mark:
Mo
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Type A3, Octavio Paz, Bi-metallic
Variety 2:
KM-638
Physical Characteristics
Weight:
15.996 gr
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
32 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
